@article{fdi:010069970,
  title = {{A}ssociations of soil type and previous crop with plant-feeding nematode communities in plantain agrosystems},
  author = {{G}odefroid, {M}. and {T}ixier, {P}. and {C}habrier, {C}. and {D}jigal, {D}. and {Q}u{\'e}n{\'e}herv{\'e}, {P}atrick},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}nderstanding the influence of soil properties and cultural practices on the communities of plant-feeding nematodes ({PFN}s) in agrosystems is a prerequisite for cost-efficient and environment-friendly pest control. {A}lthough plantain is a staple food crop in the {C}aribbean, the relationships between {PFN} communities and environmental factors are poorly understood in plantain agrosystems. {I}n this study, which was conducted in {M}artinique ({F}rench {W}est {I}ndies), we quantified the {PFN}s in 301 root samples taken from 53 plantain fields that differed in climate, edaphic conditions, and cultural practices. {T}he physico-chemical properties were also determined for the soil in each field. {C}oinertia analysis ({CI}) and {G}eneral {L}inear {M}ixed {M}odels ({GLMMS}) were used to investigate the relationships between the {PFN} communities, soil properties, and cultural practices. {F}our nematode taxa were found in plantain roots: {R}adopholus similis, {P}ratylenchus coffeae, {H}elicotylenchus multicinctus, and {M}eloidogyne spp. {T}he lesion nematode {P}. coffeae was the most prominent {PFN} species, followed by the burrowing nematode {R}. similis, root-knot nematodes {M}eloidogyne spp., and the spiral nematode {H}. multicinctus. {P}. coffeae was significantly more abundant in ferralsols and nitisols (which have a low organic matter content and a high exchangeable cation content) than in andosols (which have a high organic matter content). {N}ematode abundances were apparently affected by the previous crops e.g., {P}. coffeae was slightly more abundant in fields where tuber plants such as sweet potato, yam, or dasheen were the previous crop; {R}. similis was particularly abundant in fields where banana or plantain was the previous crop; and {M}eloidogyne spp. were abundant in fields where a market garden was the previous crop. {T}he results of this study will be useful for the design of {PFN} control methods in plantain.},
  keywords = {{C}rop rotation ; {M}usa {MB} ; {P}lantain ; {P}ratylenchus ; {R}adopholus ; {H}elicotylenchus ; {M}eloidogyne ; {MARTINIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}pplied {S}oil {E}cology},
  volume = {113},
  numero = {},
  pages = {63--70},
  ISSN = {0929-1393},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.01.012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069970},
}