R. C. Kemerait1, P. H. Jost2, Richard F. Davis3, S. N. Brown4, T. W. Green4, B. R. Mitchell4, W. E. Harrsion4, C. L. Brewer5, R. G. McDaniel6, D. G. Spaid4, K. D. Mickler4, and W. D. Shurley7. (1) Department of Planty Pathology, PO Box 1209, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31794, (2) University of Georgia, P.O. Box 8112 GSU, Statesboro, GA 30460, (3) USDA-ARS, Crop Protection and Management Research Unit, P.O. Box 748, Tifton, GA 31793, (4) University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, AG Complex 350 Bldg Rm 132, Veterans Parkway, Moultrie, GA 31788, (5) Deparetment of Plant Pathology, The University of Georgia, Nematology Lab 2350 College Station Rd, Athens, GA 30602, (6) Screven Gin Company, Inc., PO Box 197, 565 Bascom Road, Sylvania, GA 30467, (7) Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, the University of Georgia, PO Box 1209, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31794
Parasitic nematodes are a major production problem for many cotton growers in Georgia. In a recent survey of random cotton fields in the state, it was estimated that at least 70 percent of the acreage was infested with some level of parasitic nematodes. Damage from these nematodes costs Georgia's growers millions of dollars each year in lost yield. To manage parasitic nematodes, cotton growers typically employ crop rotation and the use of nematicides, such as 1,3-dichloropropene, aldicarb, and oxamyl, to reduce the damage to the crop. Currently, several products are being developed that potentially offer cotton growers the benefits of a nematicide with the convenience of a seed treatment. The focus of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of these seed treatments in comparison to more traditional nematicides. The studies presented in this paper have been completed in 2004 and 2005 and include results from small plot research trials and from large on-farm studies.
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