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Major Australian advances in the investigation of soilborne diseases

Major Australian advances in the investigation of soilborne diseases Australasian Plant Pathology (J 999) 28: 2-3 Albert Rovira Opening Address for the First Australasian Soilborne Disease Symposium Soilborne diseases have been a feature of added a new dimension to our use of non-host Australian agriculture since the early daysof white plants to break the disease cycle in the soil. settlement. Within 14 years of establishing the The concepts of disease-suppressive and disease­ colonyof SouthAustralia the following waswritten: conducive soils is important in our managementof 'The hitherto fertile fields ofSouth Australia have soilborne diseases. The pioneeringwork ofPegg in been visited be a demon-like enemy ofagriculture southern Queensland, where he found that avo­ ... small patches were observed where the crops cado orchards to which abundant organic amend­ died offnot long after their appearance above the ments were applied did not suffer the losses from ground. ..The people. very appropriately called the Phytophthora root rot that occurred in more con­ mysterious disease "take all"... This pest could ventional orchards, led to Broadbent and K.F. Baker destroy the prosperity ... and endanger the very isolatinga Bacillus subtilis from the amended soils existence ofthe colony as an agricultural country' which was capable of protecting plants from this This vel)'emotive description ofa cereal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Plant Pathology Springer Journals

Major Australian advances in the investigation of soilborne diseases

Australasian Plant Pathology , Volume 28 (1) – Jan 25, 2011

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 by Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Subject
Life Sciences; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Entomology; Ecology
ISSN
0815-3191
eISSN
1448-6032
DOI
10.1007/BF03213327
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Abstract

Australasian Plant Pathology (J 999) 28: 2-3 Albert Rovira Opening Address for the First Australasian Soilborne Disease Symposium Soilborne diseases have been a feature of added a new dimension to our use of non-host Australian agriculture since the early daysof white plants to break the disease cycle in the soil. settlement. Within 14 years of establishing the The concepts of disease-suppressive and disease­ colonyof SouthAustralia the following waswritten: conducive soils is important in our managementof 'The hitherto fertile fields ofSouth Australia have soilborne diseases. The pioneeringwork ofPegg in been visited be a demon-like enemy ofagriculture southern Queensland, where he found that avo­ ... small patches were observed where the crops cado orchards to which abundant organic amend­ died offnot long after their appearance above the ments were applied did not suffer the losses from ground. ..The people. very appropriately called the Phytophthora root rot that occurred in more con­ mysterious disease "take all"... This pest could ventional orchards, led to Broadbent and K.F. Baker destroy the prosperity ... and endanger the very isolatinga Bacillus subtilis from the amended soils existence ofthe colony as an agricultural country' which was capable of protecting plants from this This vel)'emotive description ofa cereal

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Published: Jan 25, 2011

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