Plant parasitic nematodes can cause significant damage to many crops. For sensitive crops, we recommend monitoring analysis every 3 months.
Nematode damage to crops is often correlated to poor soil biodiversity or in soils with excess salts which causes the roots to split allowing the nematodes to infect the root. Parasitic nematodes are present in every soil but in well balanced biologically active soils they are kept under control by the beneficial population.
Unless absolutely necessary, we are strongly opposed to synthetic non-selective soil chemical applications. Such products eliminate ALL your soil microbiology including the native fungi and beneficial nematodes that were building up to control your parasitic nematodes – this results in the parasitic nematodes and fungi (pythium sp., fusarium sp.….etc) repopulating the soil much quicker than your beneficials, and so a cycle of disease and chemical management is often never ending.
We strongly recommend the use of prepared beneficials (IPM) in combination with excellent quality compost and an available carbon source. In addition, good rotations (where possible) with nematicidal green manure crops have a big impact on reducing plant parasitic nematode levels.
We offer one standard package for nematodes analysis which covers all the nematodes of major economic importance in East Africa.
| Code |
Analysis Name |
Detail |
| CNNEM010 |
Nematode Analysis |
Count of 7 types of nematode |
The information and recommendation we supply you is based on an analysis of the sample you supply us. It is therefore essential that the sample you send to our laboratory truly represents the field from where it is taken. Please take time to read the our recommended sampling protocol so we can give you quality information from each nematode sample you send us. Please email us for recommended procedure for sampling Nematodes.
We provide sample bags free of charge - please email us and we can send you however many you need.
In order for us to process your nematode samples as quickly as possible we request you fill out a sample submission form giving us all the information relating to your samples. This information really helps our sample intake team and ensures accurate information on your analysis report. Click here to download our Nematode sample submission form.
When dispatching your soils or substrate samples please make sure that the sample is moist, otherwise the nematode population can be affected during transport and influence the lab results. |
