Title: Nematicide - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Headings: Nematicide
Nematicide
Nematicides
Abstract
Pests of farm crops
6.5.3 Nematicides (including soil sterilants)
Pests of farm crops
7.6.3 Nematicides (including soil sterilants)
INSECTS AND OTHER ANIMALS | Nematodes
Preplanting Soil Nematicides
Plant Health Management: Crop Protection with Nematicides
New Approaches
DISEASE | Replant Problems and Soil Sickness
Measures to Control Nematodes
Fruits and Vegetables (including Herbs)
Plant Protection Products
Occupational exposure to chemicals and reproductive health
Male effects
Aldicarb
Uses
Lawn and Turf
47.2.2.3 Nematodes and Nematicides
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Content: Seed companies concentrated on genetic traits, not on pesticide coatings. To compete with other seed providers, the least expensive fungicide treatment was sufficient. This changed when agrochemical industries acquired biotechnology and seed companies. Superior hybrids and genetically modified crops were developed that increased the value and price of their seed. Consolidation of the various agrobusinesses resulted in development of product bundles that include hybrid seed with various seed-delivered plant protection products. After years of optimizing the treatments for microbial pathogen and insect protection, this product branding has now expanded the focus to protection against plant parasitic nematodes. Small amounts of nematicides, tens of grams active ingredient (a.i.) per hectare in the case of abamectin, protect crop seedlings against nematode attack during the most critical time of plant development (Figure 2). This compares favorably to several kilograms a.i. per hectare with soil-applied nematicides.