RESPONSE OF ADDITIONAL HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL ORNAMENTALS TO MELOIDOGYNE-HAPLA

Twenty-nine herbaceous perennial ornamentals were evaluated for root g alling after 2 months in soil infested with Meloidogyne hapla under gr eenhouse conditions. Plants such as Asclepias, Epimedium, Liriope, Lit hospermum, Myosotis, Penstemon, Sidalecea, and Solidago did not have g alls or egg masses present on the root system and were rated as resist ant. Astrantia, Boltonia, Centranthus, and Miscanthus had more than 10 0 galls on the roots (similar to 'Rutgers' tomato controls) and were r ated susceptible. The remaining plants were intermediate in response. The identification of additional M. hapla-resistant perennial ornament als will aid in nematode management in nurseries and landscapes.