Oriental Pear Research Articles

Pythiaceous fungi and plant-parasitic nematodes in California pear orchards: III. Effect of reduction of nematode populations by soil fumigation on subsequent growth of pear seedlings

Reduction of populations of pin nematodes, spiral nematodes, and stunt nematodes in orchard soil by fumigation with ethylene dibromide did not improve the growth of Bartlett or Oriental pear seedlings. The results suggest that these nematodes are not an important factor limiting growth of pears in California.