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  1. Dry bean cultivars with the potential for use in potato–dry bean crop rotation systems for managing root-knot nematodes in South Africa

    Dry bean cultivars with the potential for use in potato–dry bean crop rotation systems for managing root-knot nematodes in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Kgabo M Pofu --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa Phatu W Mashela --- Green Biotechnologies Research Centre, South Africa Sonja L Venter --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa
    Potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars are highly susceptible to the root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.) nematodes, with the preferred nematode management strategy being rotation using nematode-resistant crops. Most commercial potato- producing farmers prefer high-yielding, but low-input leguminous crops for use in potato crop-rotation...