Interaction of soils, plants, and diseases
Soil characteristics can influence the susceptibility of crop plants for soil-borne and air-borne diseases.
- Determination of the suppressive and resistance-inducing potential of soils.
- Use of biotests to determine the disease-suppressive characteristics of composts in relation to the initial material used and the composting techniques applied.
- Investigation of the interdependencies between soil-biological and soil-chemical characteristics and disease suppression.
- Development of workable methods for the targeted improvement of disease-suppressant characteristics in soils and substrates for arable, fruit, wine, and vegetable production.
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