creators_name: Schrum, H. W.
creators_name: Kotcon, J.
creators_name: Verlinden, S.
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2008-10-02
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:38:13
metadata_visibility: show
title: Organic Methods for Control of Root Rot in Pea and Spinach in Northeastern U.S.
ispublished: pub
subjects: 8planthealth
full_text_status: public
keywords: root rot, organic disease control
abstract: The root rot disease complex is a limiting factor in organic production of cool season crops. This study aimed to increase seedling stands of peas and spinach by altering the seed environment such that the growing conditions of the seeds were favored over those of the pathogens. We compared treatments of raised (ridged) seed beds, dairy and vermicompost troughs, transplanting, and a biocontrol soil drench. Of the methods tested, transplanting provided the most reliable and best crop stands for both seasons (p=0.05) Since this method relies on the biological resistance the plants develop naturally with age, this method could prove applicable across many climates and other crops which are threatened by root rot.
date: 2008
date_type: published
refereed: yes
citation: Schrum, H. W.; Kotcon, J. and Verlinden, S. (2008) Organic Methods for Control of Root Rot in Pea and Spinach in Northeastern U.S. Cultivating the Future Based on Science: 2nd Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research ISOFAR, Modena, Italy, June 18-20, 2008.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/12572/1/Schrum_12572_ed.doc