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Helps growers make the transition to an ecologically based form of agriculture by providing holistic solutions to soilborne diseases.
| Title |
Soil health, soil biology, soilborne diseases and sustainable agriculture : a guide / Graham Stirling [and three others]. |
|---|---|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publisher |
Clayton, Victoria, Australia : CSIRO Publishing |
| Creation Date |
2016 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content |
Cover Contents Preface Acknowledgements Acknowledgements for figures, and copyright issues About the authors Chapter 1: Introduction: soil health, soil biology, sustainableagriculture and evidence-based information What is soil health? What is sustainable agriculture? Soil health and sustainable agriculture are inextricably linked The role of soil organisms The need for holistic solutions to soil-health problems Why is evidence-based information important? Outline of the book, and its purpose Chapter 2: Soil physical, chemical and biological properties,and the key role of organic matter in promoting soiland plant healthSoil composition Mineral particles Air Water Organic matter Soil properties Soil physical properties Soil chemical properties Soil biological properties The key role of organic matter in modifying soil properties and improving soil health Organic matter and soil physical health Organic matter and soil chemical health Organic matter and soil biological health Common soil physical and chemical constraints Concluding remarks Chapter 3: Organisms in the soil food web and their functionsSoil biodiversity Bacteria Fungi Archaea Cyanobacteria and algae Protozoa Nematodes Mites and collembolans Enchytraeids, symphylans, tardigrades and other mesofauna The macrofauna: millipedes, centipedes, spiders, termites, ants, scorpions andearthworms The soil food web Interactions between organisms in the soil food web Ecosystem services provided by the soil biota Improvement of soil structure and soil water regimes Production, storage and release of nutrients Suppression of soilborne pests and pathogens Plant growth promotionDegradation of toxic compounds The soil-root interface: a key site of biological activity Maintenance of the energy sources required to sustain soil biological processes Chapter 4: Soilborne diseases: a major impediment to cropproduction Diseases caused by Rhizoctonia Root rot, crown rot and vascular wilt diseases caused by Fusarium Take-all of cereals caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis Root rot and damping-off diseases caused by Pythium and Phytophthora Pachymetra root rot of sugarcane Diseases caused by Sclerotinia and Sclerotium Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearumCrown gall Diseases caused by nematode pests Sedentary endoparasites Migratory endoparasites Ectoparasites Estimating the amount of pathogen inoculum in soil Effects of environment and management on pathogen inoculum levels and disease severity Diagnosis of soilborne diseases Integrated disease management Chapter 5: Impact of natural enemies on soilborne pathogens Interactions within the soil food web and their effects on soilborne pestsand pathogens Classical, inundative, and conservation biological control, and its relevance tosoilborne pests and pathogens |
| Extent |
1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©2016 |
| National Library system number |
997010719467505171 |
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