Early screening of cassava for resistance to root-knot nematodes

Nematropica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Talwana, L A H ^a   Speijer, P R ^b,c   Adipala, E ^d   Maslen, N R ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b E and S Africa Regional Centre   (Uganda)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cassava; Meloidogyne spp.; Resistance screening; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031374095     PISSN: 00995444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. BRIDGE, J., G. W. OTIM-NAPE, and J. M. NAMAGANDA. 1991. The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita causing damage to cassava in Uganda. Afro-Asian Journal of Nematology 1:116-117.
2. CAVENESS, F. E. 1980. Plant parasitic nematodes on cassava. Pp. 83-106 in H. G. Ezumah, ed. Proceedings of the Workshop on Cassava Production and Extension in Central Africa, held in Mbanza-Ngungu, Zaire. IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.
3. CAVENESS, F. E. 1982. Root-knot nematodes as parasites of cassava. IITA Research Briefs 3 (2):2-3.
4. COYNE D. L. and J. M. NAMAGANDA. 1994. Root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp. incidence on cassava in two areas of Uganda. Roots 1:12-13.
5. EISENBACK, J. D., and H. H. TRIANTAPHYLLOU. 1991. Root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne species and races. Pp. 191-241 in R. W. Nickle, ed. Manual of Agricultural Nematology. Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, USA.
6. FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION (FAO). 1989. Production yearbook for 1988. FAO of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 42:134-136.
7. GAPASIN, R. M. 1980. Reaction of golden yellow cassava to Meloidogyne spp. inoculations. Annals of Tropical Research 2:49-53.
8. GOMEZ, K. A., and A. A. GOMEZ. 1984. Statistical procedure for Agricultural research. 2nd edition. John Wiley and Sons, Singapore.
9. HOGGER, C. H. 1971. Plant parasitic nematodes associated with cassava. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newsletter 4:4-9.
10. HUNT, D. J., and J. BRIDGE. 1991. Nematology techniques. Fifth International Training Course on Identification of Plant parasitic nematodes of Economic Importance. CAB International. International Institute of Parasitology, St. Albans, United Kingdom.
11. HUSSEY, R. S., AND K. R. BARKER. 1973. A comparison of methods of collecting inocula for Meloidogyne spp., including a new technique. Plant Disease Reporter 57:1025-1028.
12. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA). 1990. Cassava in Tropical Africa. A reference manual. IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.
13. JATALA, P., and J. BRIDGE. 1990. Plant parasitic nematodes of root and tuber crops. Pp. 137-180 in M. Luc, R. A. Sikora, and J. Bridge, eds. Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
14. McSORLEY, R., S. K. O'HAIR, and J. L. PARRADO. 1983. Nematodes of cassava. Nematropica 13:262-264.
15. NAMAGANDA, J. M., S. R. GOWEN, and E. B. KARAMURA. 1994. Plant parasitic nematodes associated with root and tuber crops in Uganda. African Crop Science Journal 1:312-314.
16. ORTON-WILLIAMS, K. J. 1972. Meloidogyne javanica. CAB/CIH Description of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Set 1(3):4.
17. SASSER, J. N., C. C. CARTER, and K. M. HARTMAN. 1984. Standardization of host suitability studies and reporting resistance to root-knot nematodes. North Carolina State Graphics. Raleigh, NC, USA.
18. TALWANA, L. A. H. 1994. Reaction of 15 cassava varieties to inoculations with and natural populations of root-knot nematodes. Project Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree of Makerere University. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
19. TAYLOR, A. L., and J. N. SASSER. 1978. Biology, identification and control of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne species). International Meloidogyne project. North Carolina State University Graphics, Raleigh, NC, USA.