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Monoxenic culture of Pratylenchus zeae on carrot discs
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Kagoda, F and Coyne, DL and Mbiru, E and Derera, J and Tongoona, P, Monoxenic culture of Pratylenchus zeae on carrot discs, Nematologia Mediterranea, 38, (1) pp. 107-108. ISSN 0391-9749 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Pratylenchus zeae is widespread on maize in Uganda but studies to aid in screening cultivars for resistance to this nematode have been constrained by lack of a cheap and reliable technique for raising inoculum. Use of excised maize roots to culture P. zeae is laborious in terms of media preparation and ensuring nematode penetration of roots. Sterile carrot discs are more cost effective and relatively less laborious for rearing most root-lesion nematodes but information on their effectiveness for P. zeae is lacking. The objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of sterile carrot discs in mass culturing of P. zeae collected from maize roots. The study revealed higher reproduction rates of P. zeae on carrot discs compared to excised maize roots.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | root-lesion nematodes, plant production, mass rearing, carrots |
| Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
| Research Group: | Food sciences |
| Research Field: | Food nutritional balance |
| Objective Division: | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Other plant production and plant primary products |
| Objective Field: | Climate adaptive plants |
| UTAS Author: | Mbiru, E (Dr James Mbiru) |
| ID Code: | 155718 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Deposited By: | Management |
| Deposited On: | 2023-03-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-03-09 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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