Organic Amendments and Soil Suppressiveness in Plant Disease Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Impact of Suppressive Soils on Plant Pathogens and Agricultural Productivity....Pages 3-23
Enhancing Soil Suppressiveness Using Compost and Compost Tea....Pages 25-49
Soils and Crop Health in Rice–Wheat Cropping System Under Conservation Agriculture Scenario....Pages 51-60
Developing Disease-Suppressive Soil Through Agronomic Management....Pages 61-94
Agricultural Soil Health and Pea Footrot Disease Suppressiveness....Pages 95-123
Managing the Phytotoxicity and Inconsistent Nematode Suppression in Soil Amended with Phytonematicides....Pages 125-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-173
Microbial Suppressiveness of Pythium Damping-Off Diseases....Pages 175-184
Interaction of Rhizobia with Soil Suppressiveness Factors....Pages 185-185
Biocontrol of Plant Parasitic Nematodes by Fungi: Efficacy and Control Strategies....Pages 187-206
Soil Suppressive Microorganisms and Their Impact on Fungal Wilt Pathogens....Pages 207-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-247
Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation and Soilborne Pest Management....Pages 249-274
Bio-intensive Management of Fungal Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables Utilizing Compost and Compost Teas....Pages 275-275
Suggested Mechanisms Involved in Suppression of Fusarium by Vermicompost Products....Pages 277-305
Impact of Organic Amendments on the Suppression of Fusarium Wilt....Pages 307-329
Role of Soil Amendment with Micronutrients in Suppression of Certain Soilborne Plant Fungal Diseases: A Review....Pages 331-351
Impact of Green Manure and Vermicompost on Soil Suppressiveness, Soil Microbial Populations, and Plant Growth in Conditions of Organic Agriculture of Northern Temperate Climate....Pages 353-362
The Impact of Silicon Amendment on Suppression of Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Solanaceous Crops....Pages 363-380
Suppression of Soilborne Plant Pathogens by Cruciferous Residues....Pages 381-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-412
Biodisinfestation with Organic Amendments for Soil Fatigue and Soil-Borne Pathogens Control in Protected Pepper Crops....Pages 413-433
Combining Biocontrol Agents and Organics Amendments to Manage Soil-Borne Phytopathogens....Pages 435-435
Combining Application of Vermiwash and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Effective Plant Disease Suppression....Pages 437-456
Organic Amendments and Soil Suppressiveness: Results with Vegetable and Ornamental Crops....Pages 457-478
Effect of NaCl on Tolerance to Fusarium Crown Rot and Symbiosis-Specific Changes in Free Amino Acids in Mycorrhizal Asparagus....Pages 479-493
Back Matter....Pages 495-509
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