Electrical tests on nematodes: Results of investigations with high-voltage, nonthermal electrical treatments for control of root-knot nematodes

Lear, B; Jacob, F

Electrical tests on nematodes: Results of investigations with high-voltage, nonthermal electrical treatments for control of root-knot nematodes

Authors

Bert Lear
F. C. Jacob

Authors Affiliations

Bert Lear is Assistant Nemutologist, University of California, Davis; F. C. Jacob is Associate Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 9(10):9-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n10p9. October 1955.

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Abstract

Electrical treatments for control of root-knot nematodes seem impractical for field use, according to results of limited laboratory experiments at Davis.

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