Influence of Nematicide Seed Treatments with and without Vydate On the Growth and Development of Cotton in Reniform Nematode Infested Soils

The efficacy of nematicide seed treatments were compared with an in-furrow application of Aldicarb in soils heavily infested with the reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis). Each treatment was used with and/or without the addition of Vydate CL-V (Oxamyl) applied as a foliar application. Tests were established at the Mississippi State University- R.R. Foil Plant Research Center and Auburn University -Tennessee Valley Research Center. Plant mapping processes were used to evaluate the season long performance of treatments on cotton development. Nematode samples were collected for treatment effects on nematode population development.  Supporting the field studies was a greenhouse study evaluating the efficacy of nematicide seed treatments under varying R. reniformis populations.