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Nematode Pests of Tobacco and Fibre Crops

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The plant-parasitic nematodes associated with tobacco and fibre crops, viz. cotton, hemp, kenaf and flax, are reviewed. The fibre crops are not only grown for their fibre but also for their oil, which has multiple uses. The major nematode pests include Meloidogyne incognita race 4 on cotton, Meloidogyne javanica, Paratrichodorus meyeri and Pratylenchus spp. on tobacco and Meloidogyne spp. on hemp and kenaf. The growth and yield of flax appear not to be adversely affected by nematode pests. Meloidogyne acronea, the cotton root-knot nematode, has a very restricted distribution in South Africa but can cause serious damage to cotton. Control options for each of the crops are reviewed with particular emphasis paid to crop rotation, notably on cotton, and the use of nematicides.

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    Dr Mariette Marais of the Nematology Unit, Biosystematics Division, Agricultural Research Council–Plant Protection Research Institute is thanked for the use of data from the South African Plant-Parasitic Nematode Survey (SAPPNS) database; E-mail: maraism@arc.agric.za.

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van Biljon, E.R. (2017). Nematode Pests of Tobacco and Fibre Crops. In: Fourie, H., Spaull, V., Jones, R., Daneel, M., De Waele, D. (eds) Nematology in South Africa: A View from the 21st Century. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44210-5_12

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