@article{fdi:010061374,
  title = {{I}nteractions between earthworms, and plant-parasitic nematodes},
  author = {{B}oyer, {J}. and {R}eversat, {G}eorges and {L}avelle, {P}atrick and {C}habanne, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}arthworms can ingest large amounts of soil and litter and thus many nematodes. {S}everal studies have actually shown a decrease in nematode populations in the presence of earthworms. {W}e studied interactions between earthworms (the tropical peregrine {P}ontoscolex corethrurus) and plant-parasitic nematodes ({H}eterodera sacchari and {P}ratylenchus zeae) in the laboratory. {I}n the presence of earthworms, we observed a significant decrease in populations of {P}. zeae in the rhizosphere of {O}ryza sativa after 6 weeks (1st generation), and 12 weeks (2nd generation), respectively, in comparison to a control with no earthworms. {A} parallel experiment with {H}. sacchari and {P}. corethrurus showed that {H}. sacchari cysts were ingested by earthworms with the soil, and the interaction between the gut and the gut contents of {P}. corethrurus and {H}. sacchari showed that i) populations of cysts had decreased 5 weeks (1st generation) after the start of the experiment, and ii) the total number of eggs and infesting larvae ({J}2 alive) had decreased.},
  keywords = {{N}ematodes ; {E}arthworms ; {P}ontoscolex corethrurus ; {P}ratylenchus zeae ; {H}eterodera sacchari ; {I}nteractions ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {S}oil {B}iology},
  volume = {59},
  numero = {},
  pages = {43--47},
  ISSN = {1164-5563},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061374},
}