Assessment of the Changes in the Physical Properties of Fibrous Organic Substrates in Soilless Culture of Tomato

Kaniszewski, S.; Dyśko, J.; Kowalczyk, Waldemar; Wojtysiak, J.; Wrocławski, Z.; Moraczewski, A.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2012.927.101

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“…Total nitrogen through mineralization in concentrated sulphuric acid was determined (Walinga et al 1995). The physical properties of organic materials were determined using the sand-kaolin equipment made by Eijkelkamp Co., dry oven and muffle furnace (C and ash content) according to the method described by Kaniszewski et al (2012).…”

Section: Chemical Analysis Of Organic Waste Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eradication of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Sclerotia from Soil Using Organic Waste Materials as Trichoderma Fungi Carriers

Smolińska

Kowalska

Kowalczyk

et al. 2016

Journal of Horticultural Research

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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is considered as one of the most harmful soilborne pathogens, which reduces productivity of horticultural crops. Currently used chemical or biological methods for the eradication of S. sclerotiorum from a soil are not very effective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of eradication of S. sclerotiorum sclerotia from a soil using the Trichoderma isolates, which were multiplied on the organic carriers prepared from agro-industrial wastes and by-products: WsA (wheat straw + apple pomaces), WsP (wheat straw + potato pulp) and T-GRAN (dry onion rind, apples and strawberry pomaces, rapeseed meal). The results showed that soil amendment with organic materials overgrown with the Trichoderma fungi had a significant reducing effect on S. sclerotiorum. Especially effective was the carrier WsA overgrown with T. virens TRS114, which completely prevented the survival of sclerotia of S. sclerotiorum regardless of the dose of application. Less effective was the WsP carrier. However, addition WsP overgrown with T. atroviride TRS40 at the 5% w/v, resulted in survival only 6.7% of sclerotia. In the greenhouse experiments with lettuce, the application of granulates T-GRAN into the soil had different impact on S. sclerotiorum depending on the conditions to the pathogen development. In conducive conditions, an addition of the organic substances without Trichoderma significantly decreased the yield of lettuce plants. A positive effect on the growth of plants was observed after the application of T-GRAN overgrown with Trichoderma.

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Section: Chemical Analysis Of Organic Waste Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%