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Soil health, soil biology, soil borne diseases and sustainable agriculture (Book)

This book (and eBook) is a guide for growers to improve the biology and health of their soil to combat soilborne diseases in agricultural systems. It covers the causes and effects of soilborne diseases, the fundamentals of soil biota and the key pathogens in Australian agriculture. It is a step-by-step guide to the biological processes that minimise losses due to diseases. This book is available in a print edition from CSIRO Publishing and the eBook is available from eRetailers (e.g. Apple Store, Google Play) or, with institutional access, through CSIRO Publishing [280 pages]. #

Contents:
Introduction: soil health, soil biology, sustainable agriculture and evidence-based information
Soil physical, chemical and biological properties and the key role of organic matter in promoting soil and plant health
Organisms in the soil food web and their functions
Soilborne diseases: a major impediment to crop production
Impact of natural enemies on soilborne pathogens
A practical guide to improving soil health and reducing losses from soilborne diseases
Grain farming systems to improve soil health and enhance biological suppression of soilborne diseases
Annual and perennial pastures to improve soil health in grain-cropping systems
Yield decline of sugarcane: a soil health problem overcome by modifying the farming system
Vegetable farming systems: the challenge of improving soil health and sustainability in an industry that demands high levels of productivity
Options for improving soil health and minimising losses from soilborne diseases in perennial horticultural crops
Key soil health messages, and practices that should be included in holistic soil improvement programs

  • Audience: RSP, tertiary students, landholders, SFSG
  • State: NSW, ACT, VIC, NT, SA, TAS, QLD, WA
  • Author/Editor: G Stirling, H Hayden, T Pattison and M Stirling
  • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
  • Resource Type: Book
  • Copyright Year: 2016
  • ISBN/ISDN: 9781486303045
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Resource Last Updated: August 9, 2023

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