Table 5 Population densities (nematodes/ 100 cm3 soil) of genera of plant-parasitic nematodes extracted from six Apple orchards in the Annapolis Valley of Nova scotia.

From: Exploring soil microbial and plant parasitic nematode communities involved in the apple replant disease complex in Nova Scotia

Orchard sites*

Nematodes / 100 cm3 soil

Pratylenchus

Xiphinema

Mesocriconema

Paratylenchus

Hoplolaimidae

Meloidogyne

ROW

14

149

21

0

2

0

BER

13

172

2

0

13

0

CAN

14

40

1

0

2

0

KEN

33

3

10

30

9

15

AYL

18

3

21

10

7

4

ROE

12

0

9

2

2

0

  1. *Orchard sites: ROW, Rockland West area; BER, Berwick area; AYL, Aylesford area; KEN, Kentville area; CAN, Canard area; ROE, Rockland East area.
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