Plant Protection Science, 2019 (vol. 55), issue 4
PCR-based diagnostic methods for 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' - ReviewReview
Seyed Mahyar Mirmajlessi, Maria Jennifer Sjölund, Marika Mänd, Marianne Loiseau, Vincenza Ilardi, Geert Haesaert, Reet Karise, Richard Alexander Gottsberger, Jason Sumner-Kalkun, Assunta Bertaccini
Plant Protect. Sci., 2019, 55(4):229-242 | DOI: 10.17221/145/2018-PPS 
'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' is an economically important pathogen in the Americas, New Zealand and Europe. The primary objective of this review is to systematically investigate the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods used for its detection in plant samples. Several databases were searched from the inception of the relevant literature up to August 2018. This review identified 53 studies that met all the inclusion criteria. The performance of the different methods was also compared, however due to data heterogeneity and insufficient evidence on the sensitivity of all assays used, a meta-analysis of the data was not possible....
Entomopathogenic nematodes: can we use the current knowledge on belowground multitrophic interactions in future plant protection programmes? - ReviewReview
Anamarija Jagodič, Stanislav Trdan, Žiga Laznik
Plant Protect. Sci., 2019, 55(4):243-254 | DOI: 10.17221/24/2019-PPS
Plants under herbivore attack emit mixtures of volatiles that can attract the natural enemies of the herbivores. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are organisms that can be used in the biological control of insect pests. Recent studies have shown that the movement of EPNs is associated with the detection of chemical stimuli from the environment. To date, several compounds that are responsible for the mediation in below ground multitrophic interactions have been identified. In the review, we discuss the use of EPNs in agriculture, the role of belowground volatiles and their use in plant protection programmes.
The determination of the resistance inheritance against common bunt in wheat and half-diallel hybridsOriginal Paper
GülçIn Akgören Palabiyik, Ismail Poyraz, Ahmet Umay
Plant Protect. Sci., 2019, 55(4):255-261 | DOI: 10.17221/153/2018-PPS
This study was conducted to determine the inheritance of common bunt resistance in twelve bread wheat varieties and their half-diallel hybrids in Turkey. The disease ratings were performed on the F2 generations of the hybrids in field conditions. The obtained data were analysed by the χ2 test to determine the effective gene numbers and inheritance type in the disease resistance. In addition, the data were evaluated according to the Jinks-Hayman diallel analyses. In conclusion, it was found that of the twelve wheat parents, four contained three resistance genes and four of them contain two resistance genes. The dominant genes were prominent in the...
The significance of anthropochory in Hercinothrips femoralis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) - Short CommunicationShort Communication
Martin Štefánik, Martina Zvaríková, Rudolf Masarovič, Peter Fedor
Plant Protect. Sci., 2019, 55(4):262-265 | DOI: 10.17221/51/2019-PPS
After the first record of the banded greenhouse thrips, Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter, 1891) in Slovakia in 2008, a peculiar occurrence in an extreme subalpine environment of Podbanské (High Tatra Mts.), Slovakia, during the summer of the same year was observed. Since this species of exotic thrips is known to be almost sedentary, the mode of dispersal was hypothesized to be related to passive transport via weather currents. According to our observations of unintentional dispersal a test was conducted to research a previously unidentified introduction pathway of this species. Our preliminary results show that passive transport by humans plays...
Controlling the abundance of the rose tortrix moth [Archips rosana (L.)] by parasitoids in apple orchards in Wielkopolska, PolandOriginal Paper
Hanna Piekarska-Boniecka, Marta Rzanska-Wieczorek, Idzi Siatkowski, Joanna Zyprych-Walczak
Plant Protect. Sci., 2019, 55(4):266-273 | DOI: 10.17221/9/2019-PPS
The rose tortrix moth Archips rosana (Linnaeus) is a dominant species among leafroller moths inPoland's apple orchards. The study found high levels of parasitisation of the tortrix (15.5-40.1%), with the average level of parasitisation of 24.6%, by parasitoids of the families Ichneumonidae, Chalcididae and Tachinidae. The most effective were the Ichneumonidae, which decreased the tortrix abundance by 17.2%. The rose tortrix moth was parasitised by 7 Ichneumonidae species, namely: Trichomma enecator (Rossi), Phaeogenes semivulpinu (Gravenhorsts), Exochus mitratus (Gravenhorsts),...
Meloidogyne hapla development on growing legume plants - Short CommunicationShort Communication
Renata Dobosz, Roman Krawczyk
Plant Protect. Sci., 2019, 55(4):274-277 | DOI: 10.17221/156/2018-PPS
The legume genus lupine, pea, faba bean and common vetch were cultivated under natural conditions in pots filled with soil naturally infected with Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood, 1949. The nematode population density increased relevantly in the soil planted with the faba bean (cultivars (cvs.) Bobas, Amulet, Albus) and the pea cv. Lasso, in which numerous root galls and egg masses appeared. The narrow-leaved lupine (cvs. Karo, Zeus), yellow lupine (cvs. Parys, Lord) and white lupine (cv. Boros) cultivation decreased the nematode population density and these were not statistically significant when compared with the nematode density in a fallow soil.