Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274) and index.
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Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction to Soil-borne Plant Diseases -- Soil Ecology -- Role of Soil Macrofauna -- Identification of Plant Diseases -- Nematode Pests of Plants -- Graft-transmissible Diseases -- Biocontrol of Soil-borne Plant Diseases -- Soil Management for Disease Prevention -- Protecting Plantations from Diseases -- Management of Garden Symphylans -- Biointensive Pest Management -- Fumigation for Soil Pest Control -- Socioeconomic Aspects of Soil Degradation -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Soil-borne diseases result from a reduction of biodiversity of soil organisms. Restoring beneficial organisms that attack, repel, or otherwise antagonize disease-causing pathogens will render a soil disease-suppressive. Plants growing in diseases-suppressive soil resist diseases much better than in soils low in biological diversity. Beneficial organisms can be added directly, or the soil environment can be made more favourable for them through use of compost and other organic amendments. Compost quality determines its effectiveness at suppressing soil-borne plant diseases. This book describes.