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- Title
Advanced screening methods for assessing motility and hatching in plant-parasitic nematodes.
- Authors
Kadlecová, Alena; Hendrychová, Romana; Jirsa, Tomáš; Čermák, Václav; Huang, Mengmeng; Grundler, Florian M.W.; Schleker, A. Sylvia S.
- Abstract
Background: Plant-parasitic nematodes are economically important pests responsible for substantial losses in agriculture. Researchers focusing on plant-parasitic nematodes, especially on finding new ways of their control, often need to assess basic parameters such as their motility, viability, and reproduction. Traditionally, these assays involve visually counting juveniles and eggs under a dissecting microscope, making this investigation time-consuming and laborious. Results: In this study, we established a procedure to efficiently determine the motility of two plant-parasitic nematode species, Heterodera schachtii and Ditylenchus destructor, using the WMicrotracker ONE platform. Additionally, we demonstrated that hatching of the cyst nematode H. schachtii can be evaluated using both the WMicrotracker ONE and by assessing the enzymatic activity of chitinase produced during hatching. Conclusions: We present fast and straightforward protocols for studying nematode motility and hatching that allow us to draw conclusions about viability and survival. Thus, these methods are useful tools for facilitating fast and efficient evaluation in various fields of research focused on plant-parasitic nematodes.
- Subjects
PLANT nematodes; NEMATODES; SUGAR beet cyst nematode; DISSECTING microscopes; CHITINASE; RESEARCH personnel
- Publication
Plant Methods, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1746-4811
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13007-024-01233-z