Biocontrollers in the management of yam dry rot nematodes

• Main Authors: Cecilia Ramirez (Author), Alverlan da Silva Araújo (Author), Gilson Moura Filho (Author), Fernando da Silva Rocha (Author), Marylia Gabriella Silva Costa (Author), Maria de Fatima Silva Muniz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Alagoas, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT: One of the main diseases affecting yam crops (Dioscorea spp.) in Brazil is the dry rot caused by Scutellonema bradys, Pratylenchus brachyurus and P. coffeae nematodes. The use of biological control agents is an auspicious procedure which has been tested in order to reduce losses by pathoge...