"Shellshock" Developing methods of using chitin to reduce potato cyst nematode populations

马铃薯囊肿线虫（PCN） （Globodera spp.）是一种严重的害虫，在英格兰和威尔士（AHDB, 2019）占马铃薯种植面积的c.48%，在苏格兰占生产用地的13.2% （Pickup et al., 2019）。几丁质是正在研究的减少PCN的各种替代作物保护选择之一，并且存在于几种工业副产品中，包括由甲壳类动物组成的贝类废物，如海螯虾，螃蟹和龙虾，废蘑菇堆肥（SMC）以及与黑虻（BSF）生产相关的草皮和蛹。本项目旨在评估几丁质修饰物抑制PCN的潜力。

Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) (Globodera spp.) are serious pests, occupying c.48% of the potato growing area in England and Wales (AHDB, 2019) and 13.2% of production land in Scotland (Pickup et al., 2019). Chitin is one of various alternative crop protection options being investigated to reduce PCN, and is present in several industry by-products including shellfish waste composed of crustaceans, such as langoustines, crabs and lobsters, spent mushroom compost (SMC) and the frass and pupal cases associated with black soldier fly (BSF) production. This project seeks to evaluate the potential of chitinous amendments in the suppression of PCN.