Nematodes prefer sandy soil, which has a lower electrical conductivity level than does heavier clay soil.
Scientists use a soil conductivity meter to identify the sandy areas.
With this information, chemical controls can be applied to the infested areas only instead of to the entire field. This precision approach should reduce the amount of chemicals used, saving growers money, boosting yield and protecting the environment. The Clemson research team is based at the University's Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville with other scientists participating from the main campus, plant pathologist John Mueller and agricultural engineers Young Han and Fran Wolak. While there may be some argument over who actually invented the Internet, there's no denying that information technology has had a profound effect on our lives. The survey will study the impact that information technology, particularly the Internet, has had in changing perceptions in contemporary society.