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ADDED-VALUE OF TRICHODERMA AMENDED COMPOST AS BIOPESTICIDE ORGANIC SUBSTRATES: ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL ORGANIC SUBSTRATES
Article number
898_23
Pages
189 – 196
Language
English
Abstract
The use of compost-based organic substrates has been revealed as a suitable alternative to the peat employment in greenhouse nurseries.
The characteristics of these new substrates enhance the nutrition and growth of the plant, due to their high content in organic matter and nutrient, and decrease the infection of a wide range of phytopathogens.
To enhance the suppressive effect of compost, strategies of enrich-ment with biological control agents have been proposed.
The inoculation of compost with isolates of the biological control agent Trichoderma sp. have been successfully applied in composting process, improving the efficacy of disease control in seedling production.
The characteristics of these new substrates enhance the nutrition and growth of the plant, due to their high content in organic matter and nutrient, and decrease the infection of a wide range of phytopathogens.
To enhance the suppressive effect of compost, strategies of enrich-ment with biological control agents have been proposed.
The inoculation of compost with isolates of the biological control agent Trichoderma sp. have been successfully applied in composting process, improving the efficacy of disease control in seedling production.
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Authors
R. López-Mondéjar, M. Ros, J.A. Pascual
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