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The nematicidal properties of 20 materials of plant and animal origin were studied in greenhuose experiments with a silty loam soil infested with Meloidogyne arenaria.

In glasshouse experiments, spent coffee grinds, holly leaves, pecan shells or tannic acid were applied at 0.4% w/w to soil heavily infested with M. arenaria. After 3 weeks the soil was planted with Cucurbita pepo. All materials but pecan shells reduced nematode numbers. The most effective were those with tannic acid, however these amendments caused severe phytotoxicity. Holly leaves at 1.5% or higher reduced root galling and did not cause significant phytotoxicity. Coffee grinds at 4% reduced galling but caused phytotoxicity.

Nematodes, or roundworms, are major pests of crops throughout the world. There are 24 genera of plant-parasitic nematodes of major economic importance as pests of crop plants. This book brings together, from many sources, the latest information on control measures for the most important pest species. Publisher: CAB International, Wallingford Oxon OX10 8DE, England, UK CAB International, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016-4341, USA

Department of Entomology and Nematology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0620, USA Journal of Nematol.; 1997 Volume 29 Number: 4, Suppl. Pages: 737-741

The addition of saponin from Quillaja to malt extract agar dramatically stimulated fruit body development of Pleurotus ostreatus.