title: Strong repellency of the root knot nematode,Meloidogyne incognita by specific inorganic ions.
abstract: Simple inorganic salts of the ions K(+), NH 4 (+) , Cs(+), NO 3 (-) , and Cl(-) are strongly repellent to infective second-stage larvae of the root knot nematode,Meloidogyne incognita. Some of these salts are known to be beneficial to plant growth. The results suggest a new means of plant protection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nematology, University of California, 92521, Riverside, California.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Belser
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: McKinney
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Thomason