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Integrated Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
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Integrated Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2024 | Viewed by 627

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Dr. Nikoletta G. Ntalli

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Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, 38221 Volos, Greece
Interests: pesticides; biopesticides; biostimulants; phytochemistry; mode of action; ecotoxicity; formulation; side effects of on non-target organisms and soil communities
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Dear Colleagues,

Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogyne spp.) are notorious agricultural pests that attack almost all flowering plants including vegetables. Total crop damage is the result of secondary host infections by soil borne pathogens.

In recent years, the use of synthetic nematicides has been drastically diminished in the EU due to health concerns and environmental protection measures. Low-risk formulates are now gaining ground for RKN control, while global research on natural tools is significantly growing.

In this Special Issue, we welcome submissions of articles (original research papers and reviews) that focus on natural nematicidals, chemical composition and bioactivity, mechanisms of action, phytotoxicity or host-promoting properties, effects on soil communities and non-target organisms, as well as compatibility with other nematode control practices.

Dr. Nikoletta G. Ntalli
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Keywords

  • natural nematicides
  • botanicals
  • ecotoxicity
  • biostimulants
  • mode of action

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Nematicidal trans-Anethole Blends Paralyzing Meloidogyne incognita
by Dimitra Kirgiafini, Argyris Serafim, Urania Menkissoglu-Spiroudi, Trifone D’Addabbo, Nikolaos Tsiropoulos and Nikoletta Ntalli
Agriculture 2024, 14(6), 889; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14060889 - 4 Jun 2024
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Nematodes have a negative impact on crop production and yield. The use of synthetic formulations to control plant parasitic nematodes carries both environmental and human health risks. As these agrochemicals are gradually being phased out, recent research has been focused on finding more [...] Read more.
Nematodes have a negative impact on crop production and yield. The use of synthetic formulations to control plant parasitic nematodes carries both environmental and human health risks. As these agrochemicals are gradually being phased out, recent research has been focused on finding more environmentally friendly, plant-based alternatives. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of botanicals, used alone or in artificial blends, in paralyzing Meloidogyne incognita second-stage juveniles (J2s) immersed in test solutions or exposed to vapors. We tested thymol, trans-anethole, and two lavender essential oils, referred to as LEOA and LEOB, which vary in their flower and stem compositions. We also employed in our study Melia azedarach aqueous extract (MWE), already proven to have considerable nematicidal activity. According to our findings, all treatments used individually exhibited considerable efficacy, even LEOA and LEOB first reported herein. In addition, all blends exhibited significant synergism, and the best-performing were trans-anethole/thymol, being synergic to paralyzing J2s for up to two days, and trans-anethole/LEOB as well as trans-anethole/MWE, provoking irreversible paralysis since the first day of J2 immersion in test solutions. Most importantly, the blend of trans-anethole with LEOA displayed the best effective synergism against M. incognita both for immersion and fumigation methods. Lastly, the chemical composition analysis displayed linalyl acetate and β-linalool as the major components of LEOA and β-linalool and eucalyptol as the major components of LEOB. Full article
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