CURRENT PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT OF BASELINE INFORMATION OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES IN HOPS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are an important limiting factor for crop production worldwide, causing economic losses of over $170 billion per year globally. PPNs in Pacific Northwest (PNW) hops production, which accounts for 98% of total hop planted area in the US, are poorly understood. Only two research efforts have been published about PPNs in hop in the PNW in the last 30 years. This research effort is conducted between Oregon State University, USDA-ARS-Corvallis, OR, USDA-ARS-Prosser, WA, and Hop Research Council.
Results from this research will include an up-to-date assessment of common PPNs in PNW hop fields, the host status of widely planted hop varieties for PPNs, and a population genetics assessment of H. humuli populations from around the world. This information can be leveraged to understand the potential for PPNs to cause damage to hops and to inform the development of management strategies.
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are an important limiting factor for crop production worldwide, causing economic losses of over $170 billion per year globally. PPNs in Pacific Northwest (PNW) hops production, which accounts for 98% of total hop planted area in the US, are poorly understood. Only two research efforts have been published about PPNs in hop in the PNW in the last 30 years. This research effort is conducted between Oregon State University, USDA-ARS-Corvallis, OR, USDA-ARS-Prosser, WA, and Hop Research Council.
Results from this research will include an up-to-date assessment of common PPNs in PNW hop fields, the host status of widely planted hop varieties for PPNs, and a population genetics assessment of H. humuli populations from around the world. This information can be leveraged to understand the potential for PPNs to cause damage to hops and to inform the development of management strategies.