Evaluation of Soybean Genotypes (Glycine max L. Merr.) Susceptibility to Parasitic Nematodes in Western Part of Burkina Faso

Parasitic nematodes have been reported as one of the major constraints to soybean production worldwide. The majority of nematodes are so-called “free-living” and feed mainly on bacteria, fungi, protozoa and other nematodes. In Burkina Faso, the presence of parasitic nematodes has been reported in crops such as rice and sorghum. The objective of this study was to identify the genera and species of nematodes associated with soybean production in Burkina Faso. Investigations were carried out on 24 genotypes of a medium-maturity group of soybean at the Farako-Ba research station. Soil samples were taken from the trial soil before its installation. At harvest, soil samples with roots were taken from each genotype in the elementary plots. The composite sample is represented by 4 lots of soil samples with roots. Extractions and counts of nematodes were performed on the different lots. In total, 7 genera of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with soybean were identified. Among these genera, Pratylenchus (100% of infected genotypes), Helicotylenchus (97.28%) and Scutellonema (94.44%) were the most prevalent in terms of frequency and abundance. Some soybean genotypes were less susceptible to the genus Pratylenchus is known to be highly pathogenic in soybean. These were mainly the genotypes TGX2025-10E, TGX2023-3E and TGX2025-14E.

Preliminary Species Identification of Parasitic Nematodes from Rhizosphere Soil of Grapes in Mengzi City

The grape cultivation area in Luolongzhuang of Wenlan,Yingfang,Liucun and Shiqicun of Caoba in Mengzi City,Yunnan Province were surveyed from October 2014 to February 2015. Using five-point sampling method,approximately 2 kg of rhizosphere soil were collected from plants with weak growth and brown and wilting root,and 28 soil samples in total were collected. Through morphological identification,the species of parasitic nematodes in rhizosphere soil of grapes were preliminarily identified. There were three genera and four species of parasitic nematodes in grape,including A. avenae（ Aphelenchus avenae Bastian,1865）,R. reniformis（ Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford et Oliverira,1940）,H. dihytera [Helicotylenchus dihytera Sher Cobb,1893,1961] and H. pseudorobustus [Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus Golden（ Steiner,1914）,1956].

NOTES ON SOME PARASITIC NEMATODES OBTAINED FROM VERTEBRATES IN NANKING

In the present paper, 11 species of parasitic nematodes are described, namely: Amidostomum anscris and Ascaridia galli from ducks and fowl; Heteratys golhnae from fowl, H. parisi from pheasants, H. yam sp. nov. from ducks; Cheilospirura hamulosa from fowl; Rhabdias tmnulosa from water snakes, Rh, bicornis and ntpponica from toads; Tanqua anomala from water snakes and Spiroxys japonica from frogs. All specimens were preserved in glycerine-alcohol and studied after clearing in carbol-alcohol.

The Use of RNA Interference in Enhancing Plant Resistance against Nematodes

Plant-parasitic nematodes caused severe yield loss in major crops all over the world.The most wild-used strategies to combat the nematodes is the chamical nematicides,but the overuse of synthetic nematicides threaten sustainable agriculture development.Other strategies,like resistance cultivars and crop rotation,have limited efficiency.Thus,the utilization of molecular biotechnology like RNA interference(RNAi)would be one of the alternative ways to enhance plant resistance against nematodes.RNAi has already used as a tool for gene functional analysis in a wide range of species,especially in the non-parasitic nematode,Caenorhabtidis elegans.In plant-parasitic nematodes,RNAi is induced by soaking nematodes with double strand RNA(dsRNA)solution mixed with neurostimulants,which is called in vitro RNAi delivery method.In another way around,in planta RNAi method,which is Host-mediated RNAi approach also showed a great success in conferring the resistance against root-knock nematodes.Two main advantages of RNAi-based transgenics are RNAi technology do not produce any functional foreign proteins and it target organisms in a sequence-specific way.Even though the development of RNAi-based transgenics against plant-parasitic nematodes is still in the initial phase,it offers the prospect into a novel nematode control strategy in the future.

Viral pathogens and plant parasitic nematode

This special focus is dedicated to three parts：i）One of the most ubiquitous viral pathogens of stone fruit tree,Plum pox virus（PPV）;ii）a re-emerging pathogen,Wheat streak mosaic virus（WSMV）of cereal crops in Central Europe;and iii）a less studied plant parasitic,cyst-forming nematode in cereal crops Heterodera avenae.

An Ecological Alternative for the Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Sheep in Northern Veracruz （Mexico）

The objective was to evaluate the effect of aqueous infusion of cracked soursop seeds on two different concentrations as an organic dewormer compared to a commercial one in GNE （gastrointestinal nematodes） egg population in crossbred hair sheep （Blackbelly-Khatadin） of the northen region of Veracruz. The aqueous infusion was prepared adding 93.5 g of cracked soursop seeds in 1,875 mL of boiled water and let stand for 12 h. Crossbred ewes were randomly assigned to receive every 19 days： （1） 10 mL of cracked soursop infusion orally （n = 27）, （2） 15 mL of cracked soursop infusion orally （n = 27）, and （3） 2 mL of Febendazole subcutaneously （n = 26）. Feces （2-5 g） were collected directly from the rectum of each animal on the following days： 0, 19, 38 and 57 days post treatment. Nematode egg population was determined using the technique of McMaster. Statistical analysis was done using ANOVA （analysis of variance）. There was a reduction overtime （P = 0.05） in all treatments in parasite egg population. There were no differences （P = 0.10） in egg population across treatments. In conclusion, aqueous infusion of soursop cracked seeds proved to be an environmentally friendly and effective alternative in the control of gastrointestinal parasites in crossbred hair sheep in the region of northern Veracruz.

Long-term modulation of the immune system by perinatal nutrition

Nutrition during perinatal period is more critical for the developme nt of the immune system than during adulthood, and the relationship between earl y nutrition and diseases in later life has been established. In humans and labor atory animals, the plasticity of metabolic function in foetuses or neonates enab les them to adapt to malnutrition for survival; however, such an adaptation, as usually evidenced by retarded growth, stunted development of lymphoid organs and impaired immunocompetence, can maintain and persist into later life even when n utrition is improved. Early nutrition may thus programme' the immune system of a nimals. Limited experimental studies have also revealed that long-term immunity against nematode parasites in sheep can be enhanced by a short-term protein su pplementation shortly after weaning, a form of 'nutritional programming', but su ch an effect appears to vanish if the nutritional status of young animals alread y meets at least the requirement for maintenance.