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Sunil Singh

PhD Student
School School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences
Location CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra
Phone 02 6246 4417
Fax 02 4246 4000
Email sunil.singh@csiro.au

 

Project

Targeting, detection and risk assessment capability for exotic pest nematodes

Summary

Plant parasitic nematodes cause documented losses of over AU$600 million annually to the Australian agriculture. Australia is fortunate in lacking many of the known damaging species of nematodes, but with increasing volumes and sources of traded goods there is increased risk of these species gaining entry to Australia. In addition, newly-described and poorly-known nematode species have recently emerged as pests.

A comprehensive system of risk identification for plant parasitic nematodes is needed to direct development of risk mitigation, detection and diagnostic measures. This project is to assess the risk of invasive nematodes to Australia, and develop a standard methodology for this risk assessment.

Supervisors

Dr Mike Hodda (CSIRO Ecosystems Sciences), Assoc. Prof Gavin Ash

Funding source

Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity

Publications

Singh SK, Khurma UR and Lockhart PJ (2010) Weed hosts of root-knot nematodes and their distribution in Fiji. Weed Technology 24, (4) In Press.

Singh SK and Khurma UR (2008) Assessing the potential of kava (Piper methysticum Forst) and wild kava (Piper aduncum L.) as organic amendments for managing root-knot nematodes. South Pacific Journal of Natural Sciences 26, 33-38.

Khurma UR, Deo RR and Singh SK (2008) Incidence of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Fiji: a preliminary investigation. South Pacific Journal of Natural Sciences 26, 85-87.

Singh SK and Khurma UR (2007) Susceptibility of six tomato cultivars to root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. South Pacific Journal of Natural Sciences 25, 73-77.