Soil and root microbial communities play an important role in defending plants against
soilborne pathogens. In particular soils, defined as suppressive soils, pathogens are present …

Pseudomonas spp. producing antimicrobial metabolites inhibit the growth of soilborne plant
pathogenic fungi and are used as biocontrol agents to control plant diseases. They are …

Strains of Pseudomonas that produce antimicrobial metabolites and control soilborne plant
diseases have often been isolated from soils defined as disease-suppressive, ie, soils, in …

Organic row cropping systems utilize diverse management regimes, but share required
practices, including biological fertility sources, diverse rotations, incorporation of organic …

▪ 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 …

The genus Pseudomonas is one of the best-studied bacterial groups in soil, and includes
numerous species of environmental interest. Pseudomonas species play key roles in soil, for …

PO-50 discovery of novel microorganisms and antimicrobial traits in natural disease
suppressive soils Menno van der Voort1, Rodrigo Mendes1, Marco Kruijt1, Irene de Bruijn1 …

Soil-borne phytopathogens cause extensive damage to cultivated plants worldwide,
resulting in yield loss worth billions of Euros each year. Soil fumigation is the most effective …

▪ 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 …

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Advances in PGPR Research (eds HB Singh, 126 BK Sarma and C. Keswani) 6.1 Introduction …