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Comparison of damage caused by Arion vulgaris Moquin Tandon and Arion rufus (Linnaeus) (Gastropoda: Arionidae) in pea (Pisum sativum L.)
Porównanie uszkodzeń odmian grochu siewnego (Pisum sativum L.) przez Arion vulgaris Moquin Tandon i Arion rufus (Linnaeus) (Gastropoda: Arionidae) 

Jan Kozłowski, e-mail: j.kozlowski@iorpib.poznan.pl

Instytut Ochrony Roślin – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Władysława Węgorka, 60-318 Poznań, Polska

Monika Jaskulska, e-mail: m.jaskulska@iorpib.poznan.pl

Instytut Ochrony Roślin – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Władysława Węgorka, 60-318 Poznań, Polska

Maria Kozłowska, e-mail: markoz@up.poznan.pl

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Katedra Metod Matematycznych i Statystycznych, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań , Polska
Abstract

Slugs damage all organs of pea-plants; causing significant damage in cultivations of certain pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars. The aim of the study was to identify the degree of susceptibility of different pea cultivars to grazing of two economically important species of slugs Arion vulgaris Moquin Tandon and Arion rufus (Linnaeus) (Gastropoda: Arionidae). The experiments were performed under laboratory conditions. Seeds and seedlings (at the 3–4 leaf stage) of eleven pea cultivars were exposed to feeding of Arion vulgaris and Arion rufus. The rate and extent of plant damages were determined and the susceptibility to injuries was assessed for each cultivar. It was demonstrated that seeds and plants of Muza cultivar were susceptible to feeding of both slug species the most. Additionally, the data revealed that plants of Mentor cultivar were also highly susceptible to A. vulgaris, while plants of Medal cultivar to A. rufus.


Ślimaki nagie uszkadzają wszystkie organy grochu, wyrządzając w uprawach niektórych odmian znaczne szkody. Celem badań było poznanie stopnia podatności poszczególnych odmian grochu na żerowanie dwóch gospodarczo ważnych gatunków ślimaków. Doświadczenia wykonano w warunkach laboratoryjnych, w których eksponowano nasiona i siewki (w fazie 3–4 liści) jedenastu odmian grochu na żerowanie Arion vulgaris i Arion rufus. W przeprowadzonych testach określono tempo i wielkość uszkodzeń roślin oraz oceniono podatność odmian na uszkodzenia. Wykazano, że najbardziej podatne dla obydwóch gatunków ślimaków były nasiona i rośliny grochu odmiany Muza. W przypadku A. vulgaris wysoką podatność na uszkodzenia wykazały także rośliny odmiany Mentor, a dla A. rufus rośliny odmiany Medal.


Key words
slugs; pea; cultivars; damage; ślimaki; groch siewny; odmiany; uszkodzenia
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Progress in Plant Protection (2017) 57: 36-40
First published on-line: 2017-02-16 08:24:28
http://dx.doi.org/10.14199/ppp-2017-005
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