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The potential of organic and inorganic soil amendments, and a biological control agent (Trichoderma sp.) for the management of Phytophthora root rot of papaw in far northern Queensland
Non-chemical options for the management of Phytophthora palmivora on papaw in far northern Queensland were evaluated in pot and field experiments. In pots, sawdust (150 m3/ha) + urea (600 kg/ha) reduced root rot,...
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The use of metalaxyl and potassium phosphonate, mounds, and organic and plastic mulches, for the management of Phytophthora root rot of papaya in far northern Queensland
Options for the control of root rot of papaya caused by Phytophthora palmivora were evaluated in two field experiments in far northern Queensland, Australia. In the first experiment, foliar sprays of potassium ph...
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A detached leaf bioassay to screen Durian cultivars for susceptibility to Phytophthora palmivora
A detached-leaf bioassay was developed and used to screen five durian (Durio zibethinus) cultivars against Phytophthora palmivora isolates from a trunk canker, root and fruit. The fruit isolate was less aggressiv...
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Microbial indicators related to yield and disease and changes in soil microbial community structure with ginger farm management practices
TRFLP (terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism) was used to assess whether management practices that improved disease suppression and/or yield in a 4-year ginger field trial were related to changes i...