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Suggested Mechanisms Involved in Suppression of Fusarium by Vermicompost Products

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Organic Amendments and Soil Suppressiveness in Plant Disease Management

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The intensive application of chemical inputs in plant protection has caused both environmental and economic dilemmas. Biological control efficacy of plant pathogens with suppressive vermicomposts has been increasingly explored over the last two decades. However, the research on the vermicompost-mediated disease suppression mechanisms is scarce. Research on suppression of soilborne phytopathogens, such as the genus Fusarium, exhibited that disease suppression is exclusively related to the microbial community structure and activity in the vermicompost. However, high variability of the findings is one of the major issue that needs to be overcome to sustain use of vermicompost products more predictable and reliable for plant disease management systems. The current research using molecular techniques has therefore oriented towards investigating the degree of similarity among bacterial communities of vermicomposts with different origins and the presence of diverse bacteria. Further studies targeting advanced understanding on microbial composition, structure, and function of the antagonistic populations in vermicompost could increase predictability of vermicompost-mediated disease control efficacy. This chapter presents an overview of the current understanding on mechanisms of vermicompost products (solid and/or liquefied) that provide suppression of Fusarium diseases.

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Simsek-Ersahin, Y. (2015). Suggested Mechanisms Involved in Suppression of Fusarium by Vermicompost Products. In: Meghvansi, M., Varma, A. (eds) Organic Amendments and Soil Suppressiveness in Plant Disease Management. Soil Biology, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23075-7_15

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