Nematode Community Structure in Musa acuminata Colla (Lakatan) Farms with Continuous Cropping System
Baby Nhor K. Ambel1*, Nneka Djen A. Matandog1, Neil Pep Dave N. Sumaya2, Florence Roy P. Salvaña1, Bryan Lloyd P. Bretaña1 and Ma. Teodora N. Cabasan1*
1Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, University of Southern Mindanao, 9407 Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines; 2Division of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Southern Mindanao, 9407 Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines.
*Correspondence | Baby Nhor Ambel and Ma. Teodora Cabasan, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines; Email:
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Figure 1:
Sampling areas of the study with a) 2-4, b) 5-9, and c) 10-15 years of continuous cropping of Lakatan.
Figure 2:
Roots with galling, lesions, and rotting symptoms caused by plant parasitic nematodes.
Figure 3:
c-p triangle depicting the succession of nematode c-p groups reflecting soil status of banana plantations under different cropping periods.
Figure 4:
Food web analysis of nematode communities in banana plantations under different monocropping periods.