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Abundance and diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with watermelon in Nigeria, with focus on Meloidogyne spp.
Bello, Tesleem T.; Rashidifard, Milad; Fourie, Hendrika; Coyne, Danny L. (Brill, 2020)Little information is available for nematode pests associated with watermelon in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study recorded the abundance and prevalence of plant-parasitic nematodes from 25 localities across south-west ... -
Achievements and challenges (Nematology in South Africa: a view from the 21st century)
Fourie, Hendrika; De Waele, Dirk; Spaull, Vaughan W.; Jones, Robin K.; Daneel, Mieke S. (Springer, 2017)This chapter highlights the core achievements within the science of Nematology in South Africa since 1982. In addition, the editors have attempted to highlight for the benefit of future decision makers and researchers, the ... -
Alternative nematode management strategies
Mashela, Phatu W.; De Waele, Dirk; Fourie, Hendrika; Dube, Zakheleni; Khosa, Mbokota C. (Springer, 2017)In South Africa, about 48 % of the people live in rural areas. A large portion (35 %) of this rural population lives below the poverty line. Most of these communities depend on the production of grain, leguminous and ... -
Aphelenchoides spp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchida) and Panagrolaimus leperisini (Nematoda: Rhabditida) found associated with grass seeds in the Telperion Nature Reserve, South Africa
Girgan, Chantelle; Fourie, Hendrika; Swart, Antoinette; Marais, Mariette (Magnolia Press, 2018)As part of the South African Plant-Parasitic Nematode Survey (SAPPNS), an extensive nematode diversity survey was conducted in the Telperion Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa. During this survey, samples of grass ... -
Beneficial nematodes as bioindicators of ecosystem health in irrigated soils
Du Preez, Gerhard C.; Werpener, Victor; Fourie, Hendrika; Daneel, Mieke S. (Elsevier, 2018)Irrigated crop production, which accounts for 40% of global produce, is threatened by the deterioration of freshwater resources as a result of pollution originating from anthropogenic activities. While the effects of ... -
Biological control of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita on tomatoes and carrots by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
Viljoen, Johannes J.F.; Fourie, Hendrika; Labuschagne, Nico; Sikora, Richard A. (Springer, 2019)In the current study 27 plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) strains were screened for biocontrol activity against Meloidogyne incognita on 6-week old carrot seedlings that were inoculated with a suspension of J2 ... -
Brassicacea-based management strategies as an alternative to combat nematode pests: a synopsis
Fourie, Hendrika; Ahuja, Preeti; Lammers, Judith; Daneel, Mieke (Elsevier, 2016)Nematode pests parasitise and cause substantial crop yield and quality losses to a wide range of crops worldwide. To minimize such damage, the exploitation and development of alternative nematode control strategies are ... -
Butlerius butleri Goodey, 1929 (Rhabditida) from Iran with the phylogenetic position of the species
Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Fourie, Hendrika; Panahi, Hadi; Abolafia, Joaquín (Society of Nematologists, 2015)A population of Butlerius butleri Goodey, 1929 was isolated from vermicompost in Kerman in the Kerman Province of Iran during a nematode survey that was conducted during 2014. This population of B. butleri is characterized ... -
Case study of effect of glyphosate application on plant-parasitic nematodes associated with a soybean-maize rotation system in South Africa
Mbatyoti, Akhona; De Waele, Dirk; Fourie, Hendrika; Daneel, Mieke S.; Swart, Antoinette (Taylor & Francis, 2019)Information on the effect of the herbicide glyphosate on nematodes in the field is limited and contradictory. A small field experiment was conducted during two consecutive summer-growing seasons to investigate the response ... -
Comparative cellular responses in susceptible and resistant soybean cultivars infected by Meloidogyne incognita
Fourie, Hendrika; McDonald, Alexander H.; De Waele, Dirk; Jordaan, Anine (Brill Academic Publishers, 2013)Meloidogyne incognita, a predominant nematode parasite of soybean in South Africa, increasingly threatens production of the crop as it is expanding to maize-producing areas infected by this nematode. The parasitic ... -
Description of Acrobeles aenigmaticus sp. n. (Rhabditida: Cephalobidae), an unusual species with a poorly developed vulva, from the Kalahari Desert (Ngamiland, Botswana)
Abolafia, Joaquín; Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Du Preez, Gerhard; Fourie, Hendrika (Brill, 2019)Acrobeles aenigmaticus sp. n. is described from the North-West District (Ngamiland) of Botswana, which forms part of the Kalahari Desert. This new species is characterised by its body length, ‘double’ cuticle bearing ... -
Description of Calcaridorylaimus heynsi n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimidae) from Potchefstroom, South Africa
Swart, Antoinette; Fourie, Hendrika; Tiedt, Louwrens R.; Rashidifard, Milad (Brill, 2020)Calcaridorylaimus heynsi n. sp. is the second species of the genus to be described by both morphological and molecular techniques. Morphologically, it can be distinguished from all known species of Calcaridorylaimus by a ... -
Description of two new species, Aphanolaimus strilliae n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphanolaimidae) and Makatinus africanus n. sp. (Nematoda: Aporcelaimidae), and SEM observations on three known species from freshwater sources in the Telperion Nature Reserve (Mpumalanga, South Africa)
Girgan, Chantelle; Fourie, Hendrika; Tiedt, Lourens; Marais, Mariette; Swart, Antoinette (Magnolia Press, 2019)Aphanolaimus strilliae n. sp. and Makatinus africanus n. sp. are described from freshwater sources in the Telperion Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Aphanolaimus strilliae n. sp. is characterised by a body length ... -
Discriminating between the eggs of two egg-mass-producing nematode genera using morphometric and molecular techniques
Bekker, Suria; Fourie, Hendrika; Rashidi, Milad; Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Daneel, Mieke; Nel, André (Brill, 2016) -
Ditylenchus sarvarae sp. n. (Tylenchina: Anguinidae) from Iran
Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Fourie, Hendrika; Iranpour, Fahime; Peneva, Vlada; Elshishka, Milka (Magnolia Press, 2018)During a survey of soil nematodes in Iran, a new species of Ditylenchus Filipjev, 1936 was discovered. Ditylenchus sarvarae sp. n. is characterised by its body length (1.0–1.4 mm), lateral field with seven incisures and ... -
Effect of pit-composting on root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica) population densities and yield of tomato under field conditions
Tefu, Grace Mohoanatso; De Waele, Dirk; Fourie, Hendrika; Daneel, Mieke Stefanie (Taylor & Francis, 2020)Soil amendments, constituting of various plant and animal sources, were evaluated in pits for their effects on Meloidogyne spp. infecting tomato in comparison to the synthetic nematicide fenamiphos and the untreated control. ... -
The effects of stirring, population levels and a potential anti-nematodal product on the respiration of second-stage juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita measured with different technology
Van Aardt, Willie J.; Fourie, Hendrika; Pretorius, Marthinus; Louw, Roan; Van Dyk, Hayley (Brill, 2016)The oxygen consumption rate (OCR) of Meloidogyne incognita second-stage juveniles (J2) was measured using polarographic oxygen sensor (POS) and fibre-optic oxygen sensor (FOS) technology. The effect of stirring speed on ... -
First report of Meloidogyne hispanica in Iran
Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Fourie, Hendrika; Parastar, Zahra; Panahi, Hadi; Abbaspour, Shiva; Marais, Mariette (Springer, 2016)Meloidogyne hispanica was identified morphologically, using perineal patterns, from root samples collected from a white mulberry growing in a park in Tehran, Iran. Molecular analysis was also undertaken, based on the D2-D3 ... -
Free-living nematode assemblages in the rhizosphere of watermelon plants in Nigeria: a baseline study
Bello, Tesleem T.; Fourie, Hendrika; Coyne, Danny L. (Brill, 2019)Watermelon is increasingly produced and consumed in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. However, limited information exists regarding nematode pests and beneficial/free-living nematodes associated with the crop. The present ... -
Genetic diversity and phylogeny of South African Meloidogyne populations using genotyping by sequencing
Rashidifard, Milad; Fourie, Hendrika; Véronneau, Pierre-Yves; Marais, Mariette; Daneel, Mieke Stefanie (Nature, 2018)Meloidogyne species cause great crop losses worldwide. Although genetic host plant resistance is an effective control strategy to minimize damage caused by Meloidogyne, some resistant genes are ineffective against virulent ...