How a Nematode Soil Test is Influencing My Root Knot Nematode Management Plan

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In this video, I’ll share how I submitted soil samples to the UF IFAS Nematode Assay Lab to determine the types of plant-parasitic nematodes in my soil, the population density of those nematodes, and a professional recommendation for managing the nematodes. I’ll talk through the options that I’m choosing to use to defeat root knot nematodes, and also discuss options you may want to consider using in your own garden. This video contains lots of information about cover cropping for nematodes, root knot nematode resistant plant varieties, soil amendments to help manage root knot nematodes, and off the shelf nematicides. Please comment below and share how you are managing your root knot nematodes and if you’ve ever used the nematode assay lab yourself.

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Sources for this Video:
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UF IFAS Brassica Production Workshop Youtube Video (timestap 21:42 for 5 Pillars of Nematode Management & Sorghum Sudangrass and Sunnhemp cover crops):
   • Florida Brassica Production Workshop  

UF/IFAS Publication #ENY-072 Nematode Resistance: A Useful Tool for Root-Knot Nematode (RKN) Management in Tomato (for Sanibel, Daytona & Mariana varieties):
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication...

UF/IFAS Publication # ENY-024 Nematode Management in Cole Crops:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication...

UF/IFAS Publication #ENY-032 Nematode Management in Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant (for Carolina Wonder Bell Pepper variety):
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication...

UF/IFAS Publication #ENY-056 Marigolds for Nematode Management (for non-host marigold varieties, like Bonita mix. See Table 1):
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication...

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Sweet Potato Story
01:38 What Are Nematodes?
02:45 Diagnosing a RKN Problem
04:18 Discovering 5 Pillars of Nematode Mgmt
05:16 Collecting Soil Sample
07:48 Test Results
09:21 RKN Battle Plan
09:38 1. Crop Rotation
11:48 2. Cultivar Selection
14:00 3. Soil Mgmt
15:43 4. Nematicides
18:02 5. Monitoring
18:42 Recap
19:18 Outro

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