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A collection of Cannabis accessions was evaluated for resistance to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood in a seedling test. After inoculation with a larval suspension, significant variation was found for the number of galls and egg masses on the seedling roots. These parameters were considered as estimates for nematode infection and larval multiplication, respectively. A subset of the tested accessions was grown on a naturally infested arable field to study the relation between the test results and host characteristics in the field. The ranking order of accessions for the number of galls in the seedling test agreed well with that for the number of root galls on juvenile plants in the field. Therefore the test provides a useful indication for nematode infection. The number of egg masses in the seedling test and the population density of Meloidogyne measured in post-treatment soil samples of the field trial, showed a comparable ranking of accessions. Differences between accessions in the field were however smaller and not statistically significant.
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de Meijer, E.P.M. Evaluation and verification of resistance to Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood in a Cannabis germplasm collection. Euphytica 71, 49–56 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023466
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