Influence of Soil Nutrients On Reproduction and Pathogenicity of Rotylenchulus reniformis On Cotton

Wednesday, January 9, 2013: 2:15 PM
Conf. Rooms 1-3 (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Manjula T. Kularathna , LSU Agricultural Center
Charlie Overstreet , Louisiana State University
Edward C. McGawley , Dept. of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology
Déborah M. Xavier , LSU AgCenter
Claudia M. Martin , Dept. of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology
Dennis Burns , LSU Agricultural Center
Greenhouse and field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of phosphorus, potassium and sulfur fertilizers on reniform nematode reproduction and pathogenicity. The talk will be mainly focused on the findings from greenhouse and filed studies.