Bennett, R. S., Spurgeon, D. W., DeTar, W. R., Gerik, J. S., Hutmacher, R. B., and Hanson, B. D. 2011. Efficacy of four soil treatments against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4 on cotton. Plant Dis. 95:967-976. Fusarium wilt, caused by race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, is a critically important disease problem in California cotton (Pima, Gossypium barbadense; Upland, ...

Combining effects of soil solarization and grafting on soilborne pathogens, plant height and yield in cucumber were compared in a greenhouse of Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute located in Antalya in 2008 fall season. The experiment was set in split plot design containing; 1, 2, 4 and 5 months soil solarization (MSS), and non-solarized control plots (NSC) on which grafted Maximus F1+...

Pesticides have been used extensively in agriculture to control pests and soil-borne diseases. Most of these pesticides can persist soil harmful concentrations due their intrinsic characteristics interactions with soil. Soil solarization has demonstrated enhance pesticide degradation under field conditions. Recently, ozonation suggested as a feasible method for reducing the load agricultural fi...

Potato is a strategic crop in Tunisia but is susceptible to many pests and diseases. Nematodes of the genera Meloidogyne and Globodera are important pests that cause yield losses and depreciation of tuber quality. A trial was carried out in a plot where the soil was naturally infested with M. javanica and G. pallida. Three soil treatments were tested and compared. Soil solarization (SS) and inc...