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The effect of soil parameters on plant-parasitic nematodes of wine grapes in Washington and Oregon

  • Research Status: Project completed 2022 - 2023
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Devin Rippner

Katherine East

abstract
Plant parasitic nematodes are costly pests that cause global crop loss of over $100 billion dollars. Previously it was thought that the large populations of ring nematode in Oregon and Northern root-knot nematode in Washington vineyards were caused by differences in soil characteristics.
It was found that soil texture had no influence on both types of nematode population growth. It was found that Northern root-knot nematodes that live inside of the roots thrived in acidic (low pH) soil more than alkaline (high pH) soil. It was found that soil pH had no effect on ring nematodes that live outside of the roots. Also generated was a computer model to automate nematode egg counting. These results will help generate parasitism risk maps, helping wine grape growers make better vineyard planting decisions, and will increase the speed with which scientists can identify plant parasitic nematode eggs.

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The effect of soil parameters on plant-parasitic nematodes of wine grapes in Washington and Oregon

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East, K.E., Zasada, I.A., Lee, J., Schreiner, R.P. and Rippner, D.A., 2023.Vineyard soil texture and pH effects on Meloidogyne hapla andMesocriconema xenoplax. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 6(4),p.e20450.