Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, cilt.129, sa.6, ss.1497-1502, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft.Meloidogyne incognita is the predominant root-knot nematode (RKN) species infecting cucurbit plants. It causes galling on the roots of plants and significant yield losses. The use of resistant varieties and rootstocks is one of the most efficient control approaches for RKNs. However, resistance commercial cucurbits are not available. Cucurbit rootstocks are widely used in cucurbit-growing areas. Therefore, it is important to know the response of commercial cucurbit rootstocks to avirulent and Mi-1.2 virulent isolates of M. incognita. In this study, twelve cucurbit rootstocks, Acar F1, Azman F1, Boğa F1, CN15 F1, Cremna F1, Gürdal F1, Maximus F1, Nun 9075 F1, Obez F1, Squash No.3, TZ 148 F1 and Vaha F1 that are commonly used in Turkey, were tested with avirulent and Mi-1.2 virulent isolates of M. incognita in plant growth room (25 ± 1 °C) under controlled conditions. Each cucurbit rootstock combination -M. incognita isolate was replicated 5 times in a randomized design and repeated twice under the same conditions. All cucurbit rootstocks were found susceptible to both avirulent and Mi-1.2 virulent isolate of M. incognita. Although cucurbit rootstocks are not resistant to root-knot nematodes, they are one of the most important tools to control them in fields infected with nematodes due to their strong root structures. To our best knowledge this is the first report on the response of commercial cucurbit rootstocks to (a) virulent isolates of M. incognita from Turkey.