title: Field evaluation of the nematicide fluensulfone for control of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Three field experiments evaluated the performance of the nematicide fluensulfone against the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida in Shropshire, England.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Experiments 1 and 2 showed reduced root infection and lowered multiplication of G. pallida following fluensulfone (Nimitz 15G(®) ) soil treatments at five rates (1.95, 3.00, 4.05 (full rate), 5.05 and 6.00 kg AI ha(-1) ) and Nimitz 480EC(®) at the full rate. Experiment 3 demonstrated a positive interaction between the full rate of Nimitz 15G and the potato variety Santé in the reduction of G. pallida. The fluensulfone treatments at the full rate had more consistent effects than the lower rates, and there were no greater effects for the treatments higher than this full rate. Generally, fluensulfone was less efficacious than oxamyl or fosthiazate, which suggests that the treatment may not be reliably integrated within shorter potato rotations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data suggest that fluensulfone soil application could make a useful addition to the few available nematicide treatments for the control of G. pallida rather than be a substitute for these treatments.© 2016 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agronomy, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies, Bunso, Eastern Region, Ghana.
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Norshie
authors.affiliation: Nematology and Entomology Group, Crop and Environment Research Centre, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, UK.
authors.forename: Ivan G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Grove
authors.affiliation: Nematology and Entomology Group, Crop and Environment Research Centre, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, UK.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Back
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D018533:Biomass; D004739:England; D010571:Pest Control / Q000379:methods; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000469:parasitology; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology; D013450:Sulfones; D013844:Thiazoles; D014431:Tylenchoidea
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D012987:Soil; D013450:Sulfones; D013844:Thiazoles; C571996:fluensulfone
keywords: Globodera pallida; fluensulfone; fosthiazate, nematicide; oxamyl