HortScience (2006) 41, 402-404

A.P. Nyczepir, B.W. Wood and C.C. Reilly (2006)
Association of Meloidogyne partityla with nickel deficiency and mouse-ear of pecan
HortScience 41 (2), 402-404
Abstract: Pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] trees exhibit nickel (Ni) deficiency in certain orchard situations. The symptoms are manifest as either mouse-ear or replant disorder and in certain situations are associated with nematode parasitism. A field microplot study of pecan seedlings treated with either Meloidogyne partityla or Criconemoides xenoplax or both found that parasitism by M. partityla can result in enhancement in the severity of mouse-ear symptoms and a reduction in foliar Ni concentration. The Ni threshold for triggering morphological symptoms in young developing foliage was between 0.265 and 0.862 µg·g^-1 dry weight, while the threshold for rosetting was between 0.007 and 0.064 µg·g^-1 dw. Results indicate that parasitism by M. partityla is a contributing factor to the induction of Ni deficiency in pecan and raises the possibility that nematode parasitism and Ni nutrition can be contributing factors to many plant maladies.
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Database assignments for author(s): Andrew P. Nyczepir

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Mesocriconema xenoplax	Pecan/hickory (Carya)
	Meloidogyne partityla	Pecan/hickory (Carya)