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Tag Archives: Pythium

Vermicast as a disease suppressor.

29 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Nicholas in Articles

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Benefits of Vermicast in point form, Phomopsis, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Sphaerotheca fulginae, Verticillium

Sphaerotheca fulginae - CopyPythium

Edwards and Arancon (2004) report that “…we have researched the effects of relatively small applications of commercially-produced vermicomposts, on attacks by Pythium on cucumbers, Rhizoctonia on radishes in the greenhouse, and by Verticillium on strawberries and Phomopsis and Sphaerotheca fulginae on grapes in the field.

In all of these experiments, the Vermicompost applications suppressed the incidence of the disease significantly.”

Earthworms not only disperse microorganisms important in food production but also associated with mycorrhizae and other root symbionts, biocontrol agents and microbial antagonists of plant pathogens as well as microorganisms that act as pests (Edwards and Bohlen, 1996).

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