
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Paddick, RG 
A1  - Meagher, JW 
T1  - Effect of tobacco crop disposal methods and soil fumigation on control of root-knot nematode (<I>Meloidogyne javanica</I>) in north-eastern Victoria
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1973
VL  - 13
IS  - 60
SP  - 108
EP  - 112
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9730108 
N2  - In field trials with tobacco in north-eastern Victoria the complete removal of stubble was not an economic practice. Though yields were slightly higher than with tobacco stubble hoed-in, control of rootknot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) in subsequent tobacco crops was no better. Autumn or spring fumigation with ethylene dibromide was equally effective in nematode control. Tetrachlorothiophene progressively reduced root-knot indices in three successive crops but there was a progressive increase where aldicarb was used. Nevertheless, highest yields were obtained with aldicarb due, in part, to control of tobacco yellow dwarf disease and to an unknown cause. In north-eastern Victoria, root-knot nematodes cause lower yield loss than in the Murray Valley. Although soils are heavier, the lower soil temperatures may also account for reduced disease severity. 
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