{"id":1069,"date":"2017-03-13T14:03:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T21:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/?page_id=1069"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:51:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T22:51:48","slug":"cover-crops-and-nematodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/2017\/03\/13\/cover-crops-and-nematodes\/","title":{"rendered":"[Archived]: Are Wheat Cover Crops a Bridge for Root Lesion Nematodes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Volume 5 Issue 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inga Zasada, USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist<\/strong>
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Rationale<\/h2>\n

A common practice in the raspberry production system in northern WA is to plant a wheat cover crop prior to or after fumigating soil in the fall. There are many advantages to utilizing a winter cover crop including increased water infiltration and erosion control. However, wheat is a host for the root lesion nematode ( P. penetrans<\/span>) (Fig. 1). The objectives of an ongoing research endeavor in raspberry are: 1) to determine the role that a wheat cover crop plays in supporting P. penetrans<\/span> populations during the raspberry renovation process, and 2) how to manage a winter wheat cover crop prior to re-establishing raspberry.<\/p>\n

Winter Wheat Is an Excellent Host for Pratylenchus Penetrans<\/h2>\n

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Figure 1.<\/strong> P. penetrans<\/em>, or Root lesion nematodes (RLN). Source: ww.apsnet.org.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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But Are There Other Options?<\/h2>\n

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From: Forge et al. (2000); Belair et al. (2002), Jagdale et al. (2000), and Thies et al. (1995).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Questions Remaining<\/h2>\n