Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes

Oregon leads the United States in nursery production of shade trees and is third in deciduous and broadleaf evergreen shrub production. Plant-parasitic nematodes have been implicated in problems with the growth of plants in nurseries and are also of phytosanitary risk. A greenhouse experiment was co...

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Main Authors: Benedetti T., Weiland J. E., Zasada I. A.
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Published: Sciendo 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0024
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description Oregon leads the United States in nursery production of shade trees and is third in deciduous and broadleaf evergreen shrub production. Plant-parasitic nematodes have been implicated in problems with the growth of plants in nurseries and are also of phytosanitary risk. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the host status of four trees (Quercus alba, Quercus garryana, Acer campestre, Thuja occidentalis) and two shrubs (Buxus sempervirens, Rhododendron catawbiense) to Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne hapla, and Pratylenchus neglectus. Each plant/nematode treatment was replicated five times, and the experiment was conducted twice. Plants were inoculated with 3,000 eggs of M. incognita or M. hapla and 2,500 individuals of P. neglectus two weeks after planting. After three months, the plants were harvested, and the total density of nematodes in soil and roots for P. neglectus and the total density of second-stage juveniles (J2) in soil and eggs on roots for M. hapla and M. incognita were determined. The final nematode population (Pf) and reproductive factor (RF = Pf/initial population density) were calculated. For M. incognita and M. hapla, all of the ornamental trees and shrubs would be considered as fair to good hosts with RF values > 1. Meloidogyne incognita had the highest Pf (5,234 total J2 and eggs/pot) and RF value (28.4) on A. campestre. For P. neglectus, all of the ornamental trees and shrubs were fair to good hosts, except for B. sempervirens. Buxus sermpervirens was not a host for P. neglectus, with an RF value of almost 0. This is the first report of Q. alba, Q. garryana, and A. campestre as hosts for M. incognita, M. hapla, and P. penetrans. This is also the first report of T. occidentalis and R. catawbiense as hosts for P. penetrans and the non-host status of B. sermpervirens for P. penetrans.
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spelling doaj-art-832a777eeea149af95421d9d0bd95ef92025-08-20T02:49:46ZengSciendoJournal of Nematology2640-396X2024-06-0156113514110.2478/jofnem-2024-0024Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic NematodesBenedetti T.0Weiland J. E.1Zasada I. A.2Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR97330USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit, Corvallis, OR97331USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit, Corvallis, OR97331Oregon leads the United States in nursery production of shade trees and is third in deciduous and broadleaf evergreen shrub production. Plant-parasitic nematodes have been implicated in problems with the growth of plants in nurseries and are also of phytosanitary risk. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the host status of four trees (Quercus alba, Quercus garryana, Acer campestre, Thuja occidentalis) and two shrubs (Buxus sempervirens, Rhododendron catawbiense) to Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne hapla, and Pratylenchus neglectus. Each plant/nematode treatment was replicated five times, and the experiment was conducted twice. Plants were inoculated with 3,000 eggs of M. incognita or M. hapla and 2,500 individuals of P. neglectus two weeks after planting. After three months, the plants were harvested, and the total density of nematodes in soil and roots for P. neglectus and the total density of second-stage juveniles (J2) in soil and eggs on roots for M. hapla and M. incognita were determined. The final nematode population (Pf) and reproductive factor (RF = Pf/initial population density) were calculated. For M. incognita and M. hapla, all of the ornamental trees and shrubs would be considered as fair to good hosts with RF values > 1. Meloidogyne incognita had the highest Pf (5,234 total J2 and eggs/pot) and RF value (28.4) on A. campestre. For P. neglectus, all of the ornamental trees and shrubs were fair to good hosts, except for B. sempervirens. Buxus sermpervirens was not a host for P. neglectus, with an RF value of almost 0. This is the first report of Q. alba, Q. garryana, and A. campestre as hosts for M. incognita, M. hapla, and P. penetrans. This is also the first report of T. occidentalis and R. catawbiense as hosts for P. penetrans and the non-host status of B. sermpervirens for P. penetrans.https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0024host-parasitic relationshipornamental treeshrubsroot-knot nematodesmeloidogyne incognitameloidogune haplaroot lesion nematodepratylenchus neglectus
spellingShingle Benedetti T.
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Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes
Journal of Nematology
host-parasitic relationship
ornamental tree
shrubs
root-knot nematodes
meloidogyne incognita
meloidogune hapla
root lesion nematode
pratylenchus neglectus
title Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes
title_full Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes
title_fullStr Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes
title_full_unstemmed Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes
title_short Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes
title_sort host status of ornamental shade trees and shrubs to plant parasitic nematodes
topic host-parasitic relationship
ornamental tree
shrubs
root-knot nematodes
meloidogyne incognita
meloidogune hapla
root lesion nematode
pratylenchus neglectus
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0024
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