Abstract
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of fertilizers with different carbon/nitrogen ratios (no carbon, NC; low carbon/nitrogen ratio, LC; high carbon/nitrogen ratio, HC) on Pythium aphanidermatum and on radish damping-off. The ratio of carbon to nitrogen applied in the field was 29, 22 and 0 in 2007 and 22, 17 and 0 in 2008 for HC, LC (as cattle manure) and NC, respectively. Field experiments over two growing seasons provided evidence for the lowest mortalities due to Pythium-induced radish damping-off to be in soil amended with LC (P0.05), which may imply a lack of evidence for the effect of carbon/nitrogen ratio on reproduction in P. aphanidermatum.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 181-185 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Plant Pathology |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- Damping-off
- Organic agriculture
- Organic matter
- Pythium aphanidermatum
- Soil-borne diseases
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science