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Effect of solarization and fumigant applications on soilborne pathogens and root-knot nematodes in greenhouse-grown tomato in Turkey

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A study was conducted in two greenhouses with a history of Fusarium crown and root rot (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.radicis-lycopersici, Forl) and root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne javanica andM. incognita). During the 2005–06 growing season, the effectiveness of soil disinfestation by solarization in combination with low doses of metham-sodium (500, 750, 1000 and 1250l ha−1) or dazomet (400 g ha−1), was tested against soilborne pathogens and nematodes in an attempt to find a suitable alternative to methyl bromide, which is soon to be phased out. Solarization alone was not effective in the greenhouse with a high incidence ofForl. In the greenhouse with a low level ofForl, all the treatments tested reduced disease incidence, and were therefore considered to be applicable for soil disinfestation. In addition, root-knot nematode density decreased with all the treatments tested in both of the greenhouses.

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  1. Plant Protection Research Institute, Adana, Turkey

    Seral Yücel, Adem Özarslandan, Aysegül Çolak & Tahsin Ay

  2. Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Canan Can

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Yücel, S., Özarslandan, A., Çolak, A. et al. Effect of solarization and fumigant applications on soilborne pathogens and root-knot nematodes in greenhouse-grown tomato in Turkey. Phytoparasitica 35, 450–456 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03020603

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