Meloidogyne minor, first reported on potatoes in the Netherlands in 2004, is an emerging nematode pest in Europe. It damages turfgrass, particularly creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) grown on sandy soils such as those of golf greens. However, little is known of the nematode’s life history and pathology. In this study, the spatial and temporal distribution of M. minor on a creeping bentg...

The snake gourd genus, Trichosanthes, is the largest genus in the Cucurbitaceae family, with over 90 species. Recent molecular phylogenetic data have indicated that the genus Gymnopetalum is to be merged with Trichosanthes to maintain monophyly. A revised infrageneric classification of Trichosanthes including Gymnopetalum is proposed with two subgenera, (I) subg. Scotanthus comb. nov. and (II) ...

In this study, we aimed to identify the macrophyte pattern and diversity under exposure substantial hydromorphological degradation in rivers, taking into account water quality factor. The study was based on 190 small medium lowland rivers Poland that had experienced channel alterations. number of taxa identified (153 species) consistent with natural/seminatural average species richness for surv...

I B entgrasses are grown for golf purposes under conditions more severe and restrictive than for grasses grown under natural field conditions. As a result, prevention and control of disease becomes more difficult, particularly on greens. Bentgrass greens require large applications of nitrogen fertilizer each year. These high levels of nitrogen are needed to maintain the vigor of grass subjected...

Bentgrass species are widely utilized on golf course fairways in cool climatic regions. Among the 200 species of bentgrass that exist, creeping (A. stolonifera), colonial (A. capillaris), and velvet (A. canina) bentgrasses have received the greatest breeding improvements and are the most widely utilized Agrostis species for turf. Each bentgrass species retains particular qualities relating to d...

The pathogenicity and interactions of Meloidogyne naasi, Pratylenchus penetrans, and Tylenchorhynchus agri on 'Toronto C-15' creeping bentgrass, Agrostis palustris, was studied in a long-term greenhouse experiment. Based on dry weights of roots and clippings, M. naasi alone and in all combinations with P. penetrans and T. agri was highly pathogenic to creeping bentgrass. P. penetrans and T. agr...