Control of Plant Disease through Soil Solarization

Abraham Gamliel*, Jaacov Katan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDisease Control in Crops
Subtitle of host publicationBiological and Environmentally-Friendly Approaches
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages196-220
Number of pages25
ISBN (Electronic)9781444312157
ISBN (Print)9781405169479
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 May 2009

Keywords

  • Foliar disease reduction in solarized soil
  • Fumigants - major tool for soil disinfestation, methyl bromide (MB)
  • Increased growth response (IGR) of plants in solarized soil
  • Mulching soil - with transparent polyethylene
  • Pathogen and disease control mechanisms
  • Pathogen and weed control
  • Plant disease control through soil solarization
  • Soil disinfestation - effective means of controlling soil-borne pests
  • Soil solarization - solar heating of soil (SH)

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