Nematodes
Meloidogyne spp.
| Contributor: | Wageningen University & Research |
| Date Compiled: | 2025 |
Prevention
| Solution | Product Category | Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) | Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) |
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Eliminate and destroy the residues of the previous crop
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Pre-season
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Carry out soil disinfestation (where it is possible)
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Pre-sowing/Pre-planting
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Wide crop rotations
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Cover crop
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Tagetes patula (against Pratylenchus penetrans and Meloidogyne spp.)
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Pre-sowing/Pre-planting
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Most be in the field for at least 3 months
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Control
Regulations surrounding biological products can change rapidly – always verify products recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
| Solution | Product Category | Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) | Chemical Group |
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Garlic extract
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Biological nematocide
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Natural compound
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Paecilomyces lilacinus
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Microbiological nematocide
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(*) Interventions on the ground, 14 days before transplanting, to be repeated every 6 weeks, at a dose of 4 kg/ha
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Azadirachtin
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Biological nematocide
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Azadirachtin
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The information made available here has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed by CABI to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Anyone acting or relying on such information does so entirely at their own risk. The efficacy of the IPM methods included above will depend on local conditions and might not always be suitable everywhere within the specified country.