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Potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida significant pests of potato

Dinka Grubišić orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-7917 ; Agronomski fakultet Zagreb, Zavod za poljoprivrednu zoologiju
Tanja Gotlin Čuljak ; Agronomski fakultet Zagreb, Zavod za poljoprivrednu zoologiju
Tomislav Belavić ; Agronomski fakultet Zagreb, Zavod za poljoprivrednu zoologiju

Abstract

Potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida (PCN) have proved to be phytoquarantine and major economic pest species of potato in Medimurska and Vara2dinska County. Since 2001, when G. rostochiensis was discovered in the locality of Belica (Medimurska County) for the first time, there has been conducted monitoring of the widespread of PCN in Croatia. Species G. rostochiensis was discovered in four counties: Medimurska, Varazdinska, Zagrebacka and Primorsko-goranska and G. pallida in two counties: Medimurska and Vara2dinska. In infected areas a significant potato yield loss was evidented. In order to prevent the build-up of infestation and damages, integrated management strategies, neglected until 2001, have been implemented. This strategy will replace the previous practices of monoculture, the use of short rotations and growing susceptible cultivars by use of longer crop rotation, growing of resistant cultivars and application of nematicides, if necessary.

Keywords

crop rotation; Globodera rostochiensis; Globodera pallida; nematicides; potato cyst nematodes; resistant potato cultivars

Hrčak ID:

169011

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/169011

Publication date:

1.5.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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