The significant problems caused by soilborne pathogens in crop production worldwide
include reduced crop performance, decreased yield, and higher production costs. In many …

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) is a popular fruit crop, having gained significant interest in
the past several decades, thus increasing demand for specialty crops. Depending on the …

Soilborne pathogens cause severe diseases in many crops. They have common features
based on their close connection with the soil, which has a strong influence on their survival …

Strawberries are big business in California. They are the sixth‐highest‐grossing crop in the
state, which produces 88 percent of the nation's favorite berry. Yet the industry is often …

Introduction Plant‐associated microorganisms are widely explored for their use as
bioinoculants in agriculture. However, the rate and ability of introduced microbes to colonise …

Alternatives to soil fumigation are needed for soilborne disease control. The aim of this study
was to test anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) as an alternative to soil fumigation for control …

Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) is a proven but relatively new strategy to control soil
borne pests of horticultural crops through anaerobic decomposition of organic soil …

Strawberry production has historically been affected by soilborne diseases such as
Verticillium wilt. This disease was a major limiting factor in strawberry production in …

Fusarium wilt of strawberry was first described in the 1960s in Australia and Japan. Since
then the pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae (Fof), has been reported worldwide …

Due to increasing regulations and restrictions, there is an urgent need to develop effective
alternatives to chemical-dependent fumigation control of soilborne pests and pathogens …