Quantitative studies on the management of potato cyst nematodes (Globodera spp) in The Netherlands

Potatoes are among the most profitable agricultural crops in arable farming in the Netherlands and consequently are grown as frequently as conditions allow. As a result Dutch farmers experienced huge problems with potato cyst nematodes during the last 50 years. In Chapter 1 an outline is presented of the situation of potato cyst nematode control in the 1980's, the problems, possible solutions and the research initiated, of which a part is presented in this thesis.In 1984 emphasis was put into research concerning the efficiency of soil fumigation on heavy marine clay soils where the majority of... Mehr ...