1. Evaluating sorghums as green manure against root-knot nematodes
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Claire Goillon, Nathalie Marteu, Johannes Tavoillot, Thierry Mateille, Marc Bailly-Bechet, Alizée Raptopoulo, Pierre Bautheac, Caroline Djian-Caporalino, Luan Van Duong, Bernard Martiny, Ariane Fazari, Philippe Castagnone-Sereno, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech (ISA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Université de Montpellier (UM), Association Provençale de Recherche et d'Expérimentation Légumière (APREL), INRA metaprogram SMaCH (Sustainable Management of Crop Health), GIS PicLeg (Scientific interest group on integrated vegetable production), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), and COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Sorghum vulgare var. sudanense ,0106 biological sciences ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Biology ,Meloidogyne sp ,01 natural sciences ,Crop ,Green manure ,Trap crop ,Cover crop ,2. Zero hunger ,Sowing ,Sudangrass hybrids ,Sorghum ,biology.organism_classification ,Biofumigation ,Solarisation ,010602 entomology ,Agronomy ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Mulch ,010606 plant biology & botany - Abstract
International audience; Current restrictions on the use of chemical nematicides have led to an increase in root-knot nematode (RKN) damages in horticultural crops. The effects of two sorghums as summer cover crops, Sorghum sudanense sudan-grass cv. ‘Piper’ or sudangrass hybrid [S. bicolor x S. sudanense] ‘270911’, respectively with low and high dhurrin contents, were compared in their ability to suppress RKN in a vegetable production system. The use of both sorghums ‘Piper’ and ‘270911’ as a green manure was found to be an effective strategy for decreasing RKN infestation in the soil, thereby protecting the subsequent planting of RKN susceptible crops (chard, lettuce or melon). Analytical experiments were further conducted in growth chamber and greenhouse pot experiments to investigate and compare the susceptibility of the sorghums and the factors affecting their efficacy for RKN management, in order to better explain the results obtained in the field trial. The two sorghums were poor hosts of RKN, acted as trap crops and as a biofumigant releasing hydrogen cyanide. Time of planting, time of bio-fumigation, and type of soil affected their efficacy for RKN management. For best RKN suppression, the sorghum cover crops need to be cultivated during one month or less and biofumigated for one month prior to crop planting. The trapping effect of both sorghums in clayey soil was less efficient than in sandy or sandy-loamy soils. Combining less than 30-days of sorghum culture and 10-days soil incorporation with solarization mulch was particularly efficient in suppressing nematodes. No effect relative to the sorghum type was detectable as long as they were used appropriatel.
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