EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 09 - 1991 Num. article: 1991/16

Radopholus similis present in Martinique


Radopholus similis (EPPO A2 List) is present in the French oversea department Martinique.
The pest occurs in banana crops. Rotation experiments showed that grass grown for one year after bananas reduced the infestation level of R. similis.


Sources

Ternisien, E.; Melin, P. (1989) Study of crop rotations in banana plantations. I. Assessment of crops for rotation.
Fruit (Paris) 44, 373-383.