Organic Amendments and Soil Suppressiveness in Plant Disease Management (Soil Biology Book 46)

This Book Provides A Timely Review Of Concepts In Plant Disease Management Involving Microbial Soil Suppressiveness And Organic Amendments. Topics Discussed Include The Impact Of Suppressive Soils On Plant Pathogens And Agricultural Productivity, The Enhancement Of Soil Suppressiveness Through The Application Of Compost And The Development Of Disease Suppressive Soils Through Agronomic Management. Further Chapters Describe Diseases Caused By Phytopathogens, Such As Pythium, Fusarium And Rhizoctonia, Interaction Of Rhizobia With Soil Suppressiveness Factors, Biocontrol Of Plant Parasitic Nematodes By Fungi And Soil Suppressive Microorganisms. Part I Soil Suppressiveness: Paradigms And Mechanisms -- Part Ii Concepts In Plant Disease Management Involving Microbial Soil Suppressiveness -- Part Iii Concepts In Plant Disease Management Involving Organic Amendments -- Part Iv Integrative Approaches In Plant Disease Management. Edited By Mukesh K. Meghvansi, Ajit Varma. 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 ....Pages 511-520