The infectivity and reproduction of Meloidogyne javanica and Heterodera glycines in susceptible and resistant soybean cultivars differs according to soil temperatures. At 28ºC the egg-mass number, total eggs, and females, and percentage of parasitism success of second stage juveniles (J2) in each cultivar (susceptible and resistants) of infested soybean with M. javanica were significantly greater when compared to other temperatures (32º C, 26º C, 24º C and 20º C). However, the sum of third and fourth juvenile stages (J3 and J4) was greater in all cultivars when M. javanica inoculated plants were submitted to 20ºC. The female reproductive capacity (eggs per female) of M. javanica was always greater on susceptible cultivars in each tested temperature, but significantly greater in the susceptible cultivars submitted to 32ºC as compared to other temperatures. On the interaction between H. glycines and resistant soybean cultivars, the different temperatures resulted in similar values for the total population (females + cysts no.) on the resistant cultivars. On susceptible cultivars 28º C increased significantly the number of females, total females + cysts and the percentage of J2 parasitism of H. glycines as compared to all other temperatures.
Root-knot nematode; parasitism; Glycine max
