Reniform Nematode on Cotton

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Overview Mississippi State University currently seeks companies interested in commercializing a detection and population estimation of reniform nematode on cotton. The current method of nematode detection in cotton is a very labor intensive and expensive process. Researchers at Mississippi State University have developed and patented (US Patent 7,271,386) a technology that uses equipment to detect nematode presence in cotton. This breakthrough allows individuals to detect nematode presence in cotton through a method that is less labor intensive than current methods. Users of this technology would be cotton farmers in the Southeastern United States. Uses/Applications The method would primarily be used to detect nematode presence in cotton, but potential to expand to other plants is present. Advantages · Less labor intensive than other nematode detection methods  · More cost effective than other nematode detection methods  Technology A new R. reniformis detection technique had been developed using remote sensing. With the development of a hand-held spectroradiometer data analysis toolkit, sixteen wavelengths of the visible and near-infrared ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum have been identified for R. reniformis detection on infested cotton plants. Each of the identified wavelengths, combined as a whole, is pertinent to R. reniformis population estimation on infested cotton plants. These wavelengths (451-949 nm) are the best spectral characteristics used in R. reniformis recognition on cotton. The best spectral bands extracted (using the toolkit) developed reflectance patterns for each nematode population range. Wavelength were quantified by the magnify and point tool available with the toolkit software.