ISHS Acta Horticulturae 532: International Symposium on Chemical and Non-Chemical Soil and Substrate Disinfectation
UTILIZING SOLAR HEAT FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY OF CRUCIFEROUS RESIDUES FOR DISINFESTING SOIL-BORNE PATHOGENS FROM ARIDISOLS |
| Authors: | S. Lodha, R. Mawar |
| Keywords: | Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cumini, Macrophomina phaseolina, Cumin, Clusterbean |
| Abstract:
Utilizing natural summer heat, combined effects of sub-lethal heating, cruciferous residues and summer irrigation were ascertained against soil population densities of Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium oxysporum. Amendment of soil with mustard oil-cake or pod straw (0.09–0.36%) during April to June reduced the viable population of M. phaseolina by 61–96%. A significant reduction (63.9–86.5%) in Fusarium propagules was also achieved by these amendments. However, magnitude of reduction increased with increasing days of summer exposure. | |
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