Nematology (2000) 2, p. 800 (Woods et al.)

Simon Woods and Patrick Haydock (2000)
Planting depth and nematicide incorporation depth affect control of the potato cyst nematode and yield of potatoes
Nematology 2 (7), 800-800
Presented at the 25th International Nematology Symposium, Herzliya, Israel, 2-7 April 2000
Abstract: A field experiment was done at Harper Adams to investigate the effect of nematicide incorporation and seed tuber planting depth on the yield of the potato cultivar Estima and the population control of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis. Nematicide was applied at commercial field rate and incorporated to three depths: shallow, which involved the broadcast of the nematicide on to the soil surface prior to planting, medium incorporation to 20 cm and a deep incorporation down to 35 cm. Potatoes were mechanically planted to three depths: shallow (approx. 10 cm), medium (approx. 15 cm) and deep (approx. 25 cm). Results showed that the medium depth nematicide incorporation, when tubers were planted at a shallow or medium depth, reduced root invasion compared with the other treatments. Medium depth nematicide incorporation also gave consistently larger ware yields and better nematode control than the other incorporation methods, which were not significantly different from the control. However, yield and Pf/Pi ratios were not significantly affected by planting depth.
Database assignments for author(s): Patrick P.J. Haydock

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Globodera rostochiensis	Potato (Solanum tuberosum)	United Kingdom