Protection of olive planting stocks against parasitism of root-knot nematodes by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
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Authors: | P Castillo A I Nico C Azcón-Aguilar C Del Río Rincón C Calvet R M Jiménez-Díaz |
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Institution: | Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IAS-CSIC), Apdo 4084, 14080-Córdoba;;Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEZ-CSIC), c/Profesor Albareda 1, 18008-Granada;;Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agroalimentaria y Pesquera, Consejería de Innovación Ciencia y Empresa (IFAPA-CICE), Junta de Andalucía, Avda Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14080-Córdoba;and;Institut de Recerca i Tecnología Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Ctra de Cabrils s/n, 08348 Cabrils, Barcelona;and;Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos y Montes (ETSIAM), Universidad de Córdoba, Apdo 3048, 14080 Córdoba, Spain |
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Abstract: | The effects were investigated, under controlled conditions, of single and joint inoculation of olive planting stocks cvs Arbequina and Picual with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) Glomus intraradices , Glomus mosseae or Glomus viscosum , and the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne incognita and Meloidogyne javanica , on plant performance and nematode infection. Establishment of the fungal symbiosis significantly increased growth of olive plants by 88·9% within a range of 11·9–214·0%, irrespective of olive cultivar, plant age and infection by M. incognita or M. javanica . In plants free from AMF, infection by Meloidogyne spp. significantly reduced the plant main stem diameter by 22·8–38·6%, irrespective of cultivar and plant age. Establishment of AMF in olive plants significantly reduced severity of root galling by 6·3–36·8% as well as reproduction of both Meloidogyne spp. by 11·8–35·7%, indicating a protective effect against parasitism by root-knot nematodes. Infection by the nematodes influenced root colonization by AMF, but the net effect depended on the AMF isolate–olive cultivar combination. It is concluded that prior inoculation of olive plants with AMF may contribute to improving the health status and vigour of cvs Arbequina and Picual planting stocks during nursery propagation. |
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Keywords: | biological control Glomus spp Meloidogyne spp nematode–mycorrhiza interaction nematode reproduction Olea europaea |
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