Increasing numbers of the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus thornei did not affect yield of six chickpea varieties – Coonamble 2012

Abstract

Key findings • Chickpea variety had no effect on grain yield at a trial site in which pre-sow numbers of Pt nematodes ranged from ~ 2,500 to ~ 30,000/kg soil. • Pre-sow Pt numbers had no effect on yield of any of the six varieties – yield did not decline as nematode numbers increased and this was true for all varieties. • In chickpeas, resistance to Pt may not be linked to tolerance.