<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Soil with the spores of fungi in dormant stage from previous years infections belonging to the genus <italic>Fusarium</italic> caused significant loss of onion yield in Poland. The most important form of <italic>Fusarium</italic> inoculum in the field are chlamydospores, which may survive in soil for many years. There are no available methods to eradicate chlamydospores from soil environment. Inspired by data from the literature and own prelimi–nary observation, we evaluated the effect of application of <italic>Brassicaceae</italic> plant material to the soil infested with <italic>F. oxysporum</italic> and <italic>F. solani</italic> isolates, which are pathogenic to onion. Obtained results showed that addition of fresh plant material from <italic>B. juncea</italic> and <italic>B. alba</italic> had no effect on amount of <italic>Fusarium</italic> propagules in the soil. Moreover amendment of infested soil with dry plants or milled seeds of <italic>B. juncea</italic> or <italic>B. nigra</italic> significantly stimulated the population of <italic>Fusarium</italic> in the soil.</p></abstract>

Soil with the spores of fungi in dormant stage from previous years infections belonging to the genus Fusarium caused significant loss of onion yield in Poland. The most important form of Fusarium inoculum in the field are chlamydospores, which may survive in soil for many years. There are no available methods to eradicate chlamydospores from soil environment. Inspired by data from the literature and own prelimi–nary observation, we evaluated the effect of application of Brassicaceae plant material to the soil infested with F. oxysporum and F. solani isolates, which are pathogenic to onion. Obtained results showed that addition of fresh plant material from B. juncea and B. alba had no effect on amount of Fusarium propagules in the soil. Moreover amendment of infested soil with dry plants or milled seeds of B. juncea or B. nigra significantly stimulated the population of Fusarium in the soil.

The Impact of the Brassicaceae Plant Materials Added to the Soil on the Population of <italic>F<sc>USARIUM SOLANI</sc></italic> (Mart.) SACC. and <italic>F<sc>USARIUM OXYSPORUM</sc></italic> Schlecht

Research Institute of Horticulture, Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland

Journal of Horticultural Research

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The Impact of the Brassicaceae Plant Materials Added to the Soil on the Population of  (Mart.) SACC. and  Schlecht

Soil with the spores of fungi in dormant stage from previous years infections belonging to the genus Fusarium caused significant loss of onion yield in Poland....

The Impact of the Brassicaceae Plant Materials Added to the Soil on the Population of FUSARIUM SOLANI (Mart.) SACC. and FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM Schlecht

Published Online: Sep 10, 2014

Page range: 123 - 129

Received: Mar 31, 2014

Accepted: Jun 03, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2014-0015

Keywords
plants, biofumigation, chlamydospores

© 2014 Urszula Smolińska and Waldemar Kowalczyk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Impact of the Brassicaceae Plant Materials Added to the Soil on the Population of FUSARIUM SOLANI (Mart.) SACC. and FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM Schlecht

Published Online: Sep 10, 2014

Page range: 123 - 129

Received: Mar 31, 2014

Accepted: Jun 03, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2014-0015

Keywordsplants, biofumigation, chlamydospores

© 2014 Urszula Smolińska and Waldemar Kowalczyk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
plants, biofumigation, chlamydospores