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Nematode abundance and diversity in sugarcane fields in Brazil

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Edaphic climatic conditions directly affect the population dynamics of nematode assemblages and management strategies. The objective of this study was to characterize spatiotemporal changes in nematode abundance and diversity in sugarcane fields of northeastern Brazil under different edaphic climatic conditions. Soil samples from seven geoenvironmental sites under continuous cultivation were taken at planting and 4, 9, and 14 months after planting. Nematode abundance and diversity varied with the soil’s physical and chemical characteristics. Sites in the rainfed and irrigated coastal tables as well the floodplain had higher number of nematodes in contrast to the flat-land and hillside. The abundance of plant-parasitic nematodes increased concurrently with crop development, but the number of taxa decreased. Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus were the dominant plant-parasitic genera across locations, but bacterivores were dominant in southern sites at field replanting. Heat map delineated two distinct groups of nematode distribution within the geoenvironmental zones, rather than the sampling times. Pratylenchus density was high in both groups, but in contrast with Meloidogyne and Criconemella, the abundance of Pratylenchus and Helicotylenchus was higher in sites with lower soil bulk density and higher porosity, clay, organic matter, and water contents as those in the southern sites, reflecting edaphic climatic conditions.

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The author thank National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level - or Education - Personnel (CAPES) and Agency for Support Science and Technology from Pernambuco State (FACEPE) for the financial support for the study, and Santa Teresa, Cruangi II and Salgado sugarcane mills for providing the study sites and support throughout the experimental period.

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  1. Departament of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco – UFRPE, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Sandra R. V. L. Maranhão

  2. Departament of Agronomy, UFRPE, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Lilian M. P. Guimarães

  3. Departament of Agricultural Engineering, UFRPE, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Elvira M. R. Pedrosa, Diego A. H. S. Leitão & Thais F. S. Vicente

  4. Sugarcane Experimental Research Center of Carpina, UFRPE, Rua Ângela Cristina C. Pessoa de Luna, s/n, CEP 810-700, Carpina, PE, Brazil

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Maranhão, S.R.V.L., Pedrosa, E.M.R., Guimarães, L.M.P. et al. Nematode abundance and diversity in sugarcane fields in Brazil. Trop. plant pathol. 43, 485–498 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-018-0253-x

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