Demo Columbia root knot nematode

Plan C

Reasonable scenario, but not the best choice

The cultivation of chicory has reduced the number of eggs and larvae in 2010 but the infestation has grown after that. Spring barley resulted in a considerable increase of the population but the possibility of growing tulips after that, followed by fodder radish as green manure crop, did considerably reduce the population before the potato crop in 2015.



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Compare population development of the four scenarios
Compare the chance of detection with the Combi sampling method of the four scenarios