tailieunhanh - Effect of Ditylenchus dipsaci Kühn, 1857 (Tylenchida: Anguinidae) on onion yield in Karaman Province, Turkey

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the stem and bulb nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci Kühn (Tylenchida: Anguinidae) on yield parameters of some onion varieties in Karaman Province, Turkey. Experiments were established in a naturally infested onion field during two consecutive years (2012–2013). | Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Research Article Turk J Agric For (2015) 39: 227-233 © TÜBİTAK doi: Effect of Ditylenchus dipsaci Kühn, 1857 (Tylenchida: Anguinidae) on onion yield in Karaman Province, Turkey 1, 1 2 3 Elif YAVUZASLANOĞLU *, Abdullah DİKİCİ , İbrahim Halil ELEKCİOĞLU Department of Plant and Animal Production, Technical Sciences Vocational School, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey 2 Institute of Science, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey 3 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the stem and bulb nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci Kühn (Tylenchida: Anguinidae) on yield parameters of some onion varieties in Karaman Province, Turkey. Experiments were established in a naturally infested onion field during two consecutive years (2012–2013). Nematode population development was followed at the beginning and end of the experiment. The reproduction rate was also calculated. Onion yield and the representative average diameter and length of the onion cultivar bulbs were determined. Yield parameters of six onion varieties were compared on nematicide-treated and untreated control plots in the experiments. Nematode populations significantly decreased in the nematicide-treated plots at the beginning of the experiment during both growing seasons. The average population density of D. dipsaci was 104 individuals/100 g dry soil in the first year and 68 individuals/100 g dry soil in the second year of the experiment. The initial and final nematode populations were significantly positively correlated with Betapanko, Pan88, and Local variety1 cultivars, whereas they were negatively correlated with the Valenciana cultivar during the first year. This suggests