@article{fdi:010044114,
  title = {{M}odelling pest dynamics of new crop cultivars : the {FB}920 banana with the {H}elicotylenchus multicinctus-{R}adopholus similis nematode complex in {M}artinique},
  author = {{T}ixier, {P}. and {S}almon, {F}. and {C}habrier, {C}. and {Q}u{\'e}n{\'e}herv{\'e}, {P}atrick},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he synthetic banana hybrid {FB}920 ({M}usa spp., {AAA} group) has been designed to be resistant to {S}igatoka and {B}lack {L}eaf {S}treak {D}iseases, caused respectively by {M}ycosphaerella musicola and {M}ycosphaerella fijiensis. {I}n addition to these features, the hybrids seem less susceptible to plant-parasitic nematodes, especially the burrowing nematodes ({R}adopholus similis) and the lesion nematode ({P}ratylenchus coffeae) than classic {C}avendish cultivars, such as {W}illiams, {G}rande {N}aine, or {P}oyo. {T}his genetic modification drastically reduces pesticide use. {H}erein, we used the {SIMBA} model (a model to simulate phenology, growth, and plant-parasitic nematode/banana interactions) to examine the population dynamics of plant-parasitic nematodes in cropping systems with hybrid {FB}920 in various initial conditions. {R}esults from field observations and simulations show that in the long-term, the spiral nematodes ({H}elicotylenchus multicinctus) can overtake the burrowing nematodes and that nematode populations are smaller than in {C}avendish banana fields. {T}his reduced capacity of {FB}920 to support multiplication of {R}. similis reduces the use of pesticides and thus re-creates favourable conditions for fauna, thereby increasing the global sustainability and resilience of banana agro-ecosystems.},
  keywords = {{P}opulation model ; {B}anana hybrids ; {M}usa ; {S}imba ; {M}artinique},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}rop {P}rotection},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1427--1431},
  ISSN = {0261-2194},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.cropro.2008.06.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044114},
}