Plant disease
High Amendment Lignin to Nitrogen Ratio Reduces Efficacy of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Managing Strawberry Root Rot Pathogens.
Utsala Shrestha, James Littrell, John Hollis Rice, Bonnie H Ownley, David M Butler
Published: 202510.1094/PDIS-07-25-1425-RE
Abstract
Cover crops, like winter wheat, are potential substrates for anaerobic/biological soil disinfestation (ASD) but lignin to nitrogen (N) ratio changes with growth stage and likely impacts ASD treatments due to decomposition rate effects. We evaluated w…
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