Recovery of the soil fungal microbiome after steam disinfection to manage the plant pathogen Fusarium solani.

ABSTRACT: Soil disinfection using high temperatures via steam is a promising approach to manage plant pathogens, pests, and weeds. Soil steaming is a viable option for growers who are moving away from dependence on chemical soil fumigants, especially in plant nursery or high tunnel environments. However, there are few studies that investigate how soil steaming causes substantial disturbance to the soil by killing both target pathogens and other soil biota. Steaming treatments also change the trajectory of the soil microbiome as it reassembles over time. Growers are interested in the health of soils after using steam-disinfection, especially if a virulent pathogen colonizes the soil and then flourishes in a situation where there are very few microbes to suppress its growth. Should recruitment

SUBMITTER: Larson ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161934 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature