Soil solarization
Subtitle: theory and practice
By: edited by Abraham Gamliel, Laboraory for Research on Pest Management Application, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, Jaacov Katan, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The R. H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Rehovot, Israel
Publisher: APS Press/The American Phytopathological Society; Amer Phytopathological Society
Published: 2012
Place of publication: St. Paul, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780890544181
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Soil solarization; Soil disinfection; Soil fumigation; Soilborne plant pathogens; Control; Soilborne plant diseases
Description: "This book brings up to date a range of topics concerning the disinfestation of soils of plant pathogens and pests, innovations in the implementation of integrated pest management practices, and the importance of these technologies in view of changes in the kinds and uses of soil fumigants. It summarizes new postplant treatments for controlling plant pests and pathogens and the technology of soil disinfestation in various cropping systems. The main focus of this book is the solar heating of soils, now known as soil solarization, a procedure for soil disinfestation ..."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Soil disinfestation and its assessment; title: The theory of inoculum : the relationship between disease incidence and inoculum density and dynamics of soilborne plant pathogens; title: Approaches to assess microbial activities in soil; title: Soil disinfestation by soil heating; title: Development and assessment of approaches to physical and chemical soil disinfestation; title: Soil solarization as a pest management method; title: Soil solarization for the management of soilborne pests : the challenges, historical perspective, and principles; title: Management of bacterial and fungal plant pathogens by soil solarization; title: Management of nematode pathogens by soil solarization; title: Soil solarization as a tool for weed management; title: Soil solarization and the methyl bromide phaseout; title: Soil solarization as integrated pest management; title: The integrated management concept in the context of soilborne pathogens and soil disinfestation; title: Combining soil solarization with pesticides; title: Combining soil solarization with organic amendments for the control of soilborne pests; title: Combining soil solarization with beneficial microbial agents; title: Integrating soil solarization into crop production systems; title: Mechanisms; title: Mechanisms of pathogen and disease control and plant-growth improvement involved in soil solarization; title: Physical principles of solar heating of soils; title: Modeling pathogen response to elevated temperatures during solarization; title: Technology and application; title: Plastic films for soil disinfestation : chemistry and technology; title: Application of soil solarization in the open field; title: Economics of soil disinfestation; title: Soil solarization in various cropping systems; title: Soil solarization under greenhouse conditions; title: Soil solarization in a subtropical and humid climate; title: Soil solarization : a perspective from cool northern regions; title: Solarization for disinfesting growth substrates; title: Soil solarization in the Indian arid zone; title: Soil solarization in Greece; title: Soil solarization in Israel with special reference to implementation and technology transfer; title: Special uses and improvements in soil solarization.