A Proposal for The development of a regional program on cropping system for the control of root-knot nematodes

Abstract

Crop rotation is an old age farming system that effective in controlling plant-parasitic nematodes. By manipulating the cropping pattern which is basically a 2-crop system which includes crops that are non-hosts, farmers have effectively used this approach to reduce nematode population increases there by shifting the focus to more intensive land utilization and the use of advanced technology. Among the approaches, multiple cropping as a means of effectively utilizing farm resources and technology has caught the fancy of both the farmer in the tropics and the agricultural scientists.