The Role of Microbial Activity in Suppression of Damping-Off Caused by Pythium ultimum

Addition of nutrients increased Pythium damping-off severity in a suppressive container medium amended with bark compost from the low temperature edge of a compost pile. A significant linear response of disease severity to added nutrients was observed. Levels of seed exudation were directly related...

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Published in:	Phytopathology Vol. 115; no. 8V; p. 314
Main Authors:	Chen, Weidong, Hoitink, A J, Schmitthenner, A Fritz, Tuovinen, Olli H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2025
Subjects:	Composting Cucumis sativus - microbiology Cucumis sativus - parasitology Plant Diseases - microbiology Plant Diseases - parasitology Plant Diseases - prevention & control Pythium - pathogenicity Pythium - physiology Seeds - microbiology Soil Soil Microbiology Temperature
ISSN:	0031-949X
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