March 2011

Estimation of virulence type and level of soybean cyst nematode field populations in response to resistant cultivars

  The use of resistant cultivars is the most common practice in managing the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), Heterodera glycines. Currently, most commercial SCN-resistant soybean cultivars were developed from a single source of resistance, plant introduction (PI) 88788. The effect of crop sequences including rotations of SCN-susceptible soybean ‘sturdy’ with SCN-resistant soybean...

Author(s): J. W. Zheng, and S. Y. Chen

March 2011

Phytosanitary irradiation in South Asia

  Irradiation has the potential to solve phytosanitary problems related to trade in South Asia. In general, it is the phytosanitary treatment most tolerated by fresh agricultural commodities. Irradiation technology is available in some countries of the region but is only used for phytosanitary purposes for mangoes in India exported to the United States of America since 2007. In this review,...

Author(s): M. Aftab Hossain, J. Guy Hallman, A. Shakil Khan and M. Saidul Islam