Efficacy of Copper-Based Texel Fabric in Preventing Root Escape from Pots and Improving Nematode Resistance Screening of Sugarcane Accession Lines in a Glasshouse
Author(s)
Bhuiyan, Shamsul A
Garlick, Kylie
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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Plant-parasitic nematodes are major constraints in the productionof sugarcane in Australia. Sugar Research Australia commenced aprogram to screen sugarcane germplasm accessions and commercialcultivars for nematode resistance in a glasshouse under asubirrigation system. Although the subirrigation system providedreasonable growth of sugarcane plants and significantly reducedthe use of irrigation water in the glasshouse, it created a fewissues. Sugarcane roots escaped through the bottom of the potsand created networks of roots under the fabrics used in thesubirrigation system. This made it difficult to reduce cross ...
View more >Plant-parasitic nematodes are major constraints in the productionof sugarcane in Australia. Sugar Research Australia commenced aprogram to screen sugarcane germplasm accessions and commercialcultivars for nematode resistance in a glasshouse under asubirrigation system. Although the subirrigation system providedreasonable growth of sugarcane plants and significantly reducedthe use of irrigation water in the glasshouse, it created a fewissues. Sugarcane roots escaped through the bottom of the potsand created networks of roots under the fabrics used in thesubirrigation system. This made it difficult to reduce cross contaminationamong the treatment pots and also facilitatednematodes to migrate outside of the pots. This research wasundertaken to determine the effectiveness of two types of Texelfabrics (Tex-R commercial products) in mitigating sugarcane rootescape from pots as well as impact on nematode population inthe pots. Very few or no roots escaped from the pots placed onboth types of Texel fabrics compared with other treatmentmethods, in which prolific root escape was evident at the bottomof the pots, forming a network of roots on or under the fabrics.Nematode numbers in pots placed on Texel fabrics were significantlyhigher (approximately 50,000 nematodes per pot) comparedwith other treatment methods (30,000 to 41,000 nematodes perpot). This research demonstrated that Texel fabricswere effective instopping sugarcane root escape and preventing nematode migrationfrom pots. This study also indicated that the nematodepopulation inside the pots was not adversely impacted by the useof Texel fabrics.
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View more >Plant-parasitic nematodes are major constraints in the productionof sugarcane in Australia. Sugar Research Australia commenced aprogram to screen sugarcane germplasm accessions and commercialcultivars for nematode resistance in a glasshouse under asubirrigation system. Although the subirrigation system providedreasonable growth of sugarcane plants and significantly reducedthe use of irrigation water in the glasshouse, it created a fewissues. Sugarcane roots escaped through the bottom of the potsand created networks of roots under the fabrics used in thesubirrigation system. This made it difficult to reduce cross contaminationamong the treatment pots and also facilitatednematodes to migrate outside of the pots. This research wasundertaken to determine the effectiveness of two types of Texelfabrics (Tex-R commercial products) in mitigating sugarcane rootescape from pots as well as impact on nematode population inthe pots. Very few or no roots escaped from the pots placed onboth types of Texel fabrics compared with other treatmentmethods, in which prolific root escape was evident at the bottomof the pots, forming a network of roots on or under the fabrics.Nematode numbers in pots placed on Texel fabrics were significantlyhigher (approximately 50,000 nematodes per pot) comparedwith other treatment methods (30,000 to 41,000 nematodes perpot). This research demonstrated that Texel fabricswere effective instopping sugarcane root escape and preventing nematode migrationfrom pots. This study also indicated that the nematodepopulation inside the pots was not adversely impacted by the useof Texel fabrics.
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Journal Title
Plant Health Progress
Volume
21
Issue
4
Subject
Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Plant Sciences
Pratylenchus zeae
root-lesion nematodes