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Soil sampling to detect potato cyst‐nematodes {Globodera spp.)
Author(s) -
TURNER SUSAN J
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1993.tb04097.x
Subject(s) - biology , globodera pallida , globodera rostochiensis , sampling (signal processing) , resampling , sampling design , sowing , certification , potato cyst nematode , agronomy , nematode , statistics , ecology , mathematics , environmental health , solanaceae , population , computer science , biochemistry , filter (signal processing) , law , political science , computer vision , gene , medicine
Summary Sampling agricultural land prior to planting potatoes usually forms the basis of estimating levels of potato cyst‐nematode (PCN) populations for certification, advisory and research programmes. A series of investigations studied the design and efficiency of sampling equipment and the intensity and pattern of soil collection for PCN detection. A single 360 g sample in fields up to 2 ha is recommended as the minimum practical and economic sampling intensity for PCN detection for certification purposes. Additional rates are recommended for ‘high risk’ situations such as high grade seed and resampling with a view to descheduling land.