Biological disease control of soilborne plant diseases has traditionally employed the
biopesticide approach whereby single strains or strain mixtures are introduced into …

▪ Abstract Identification of the biological properties contributing to the function of suppressive
soils is a necessary first step to the management of such systems for use in the control of …

Soils suppressive to soilborne pathogens have been identified worldwide for almost 60
years and attributed mainly to suppressive or antagonistic microorganisms. Rather than …

The advancement of omics-based approaches and next-generation sequencing has
unveiled the principles underlying the plant-microbiome interaction in the last decade …

Disease suppressive soils offer effective protection to plants against infection by soil-borne
pathogens, including fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, and nematodes. The specific disease …

▪ Abstract Agricultural soils suppressive to soilborne plant pathogens occur worldwide, and
for several of these soils the biological basis of suppressiveness has been described. Two …

Major losses of crop yield and quality caused by soil-borne plant diseases have long
threatened the ecology and economy of agriculture and forestry. Biological control using …

To address food security, agricultural yields must increase to match the growing human
population in the near future. There is now a strong push to develop low-input and more …

This review explores a coevolutionary framework for the study and management of disease-
suppressive soil microbial communities. Because antagonistic microbial interactions are …

▪ Abstract An increasing interest has emerged with respect to the importance of microbial
diversity in soil habitats. The extent of the diversity of microorganisms in soil is seen to be …