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Root-knot nematodes
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A. M. Varela, icipe
Is this a Minor Pest?:
Yes
Minor Pest Title:
Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp., Pratylenchus brachyurus and Radopholus similis)
Minor Pest Description:
Minor Pest What to do.:
- Remove infested tea bushes, remove and replace large amounts of the soil.
- Use nematode-free planting material.
- To prevent infestation use plant-bags in the seedbed and use shade tree Indigoferra teismanii (Indigo tree) as a trap plant.
- Also sow Guatemala grass (Tripsacum laxum) before starting a new plantation to suppress weeds, which could harbour nematodes.
- Another important non-chemical method of control is the use of resistant or tolerant clones, if available .
- Incorporation of neem cake into the soil is an effective management measure.
Minor Pest Position:
1
Minor Pest Firstcontent:
141
Pest Type:
nematodes (Pests)
Other Crops:
Dolichos
Host Plants:
Tea
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