BIOTIC INTERACTIONS AND SOIL-BORNE DISEASES
CONTENTS SECTION I: PRINCIPLES OF BIOFUMIGATION 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES 1 2 SOLARIZATION 1 3 BIOFUMIGATION 1 4 NATURALLY OCCURRING ISOTHIOCYANATES 1 5 SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS 1 6 IMPROVED SOIL QUALITY 2 BIOFUMIGATION 2 1 WHAT IS BIOFUMIGATION? 2 2 WHAT BENEFIT CAN IT ADD TO EXISTING FARMING SYSTEMS? 2 3 BIOFUMIGATION AND SOLARIZATION 2 4 COMPOSTS AND BIOFUMIGATION 2 5 GREEN MANURING AND BIOFUMIGATION 2 6 SOIL HEALTH AND FERTILITY 2 7 OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE BIOFUMIGATION 2 8 BIOFUMIGATION CROPS 3 SOLARIZATION 3 1 RESULTS OF SOLARIZATION 3 2 ADAPTABILITY OF SOLARIZATION 3 3 FACTORS THAT LIMIT EFFECTIVENESS OF SOLARIZATION 3 4 COMBINING SOLARIZATION WITH OTHER CONTROL METHODS 3 5 ECONOMICS OF SOLARIZATION 4 MODE OF ACTION 4 1 BIOFUMIGATION 4 2 SOLARIZATION 5 METHODOLOGY 5 1 BIOFUMIGATION 5 2 SOLARIZATION 6 DISEASE MANAGEMENT 6 1 BIOFUMIGATION 6 2 SOLARIZATION 7 NEMATODE MANAGEMENT 7 1 BIOFUMIGATION 7 2 SOLARIZATION 8 WEED MANAGEMENT 8 1 BIOFUMIGATION 8 2 SOLARIZATION 9 INSECT MANAGEMENT 9 1 BIOFUMIGATION 9 2 SOLARIZATION 10 SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS 10 1 BIOFUMIGATION 10 2 SOLARIZATION 11 IMPROVED SOIL QUALITY BY BIOFUMIGATION 11 1 INCREASED INFILTRATION RATE 11 2 REDUCED WIND EROSION 11 3 REDUCED SOIL COMPACTION 12 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FOR BIOFUMIGATION 12 1 CALIENTE MUSTARDS 12 2 MUSTCLEAN MUSTARDS 12 3 ORGANIC BIOFUMIGATION MIX 12 4 SEEDCO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS 12 5 BIOFUM BLENDS (MIXTURES FOR BIOFUMIGATION) 13 HORTICULTURAL CROPS 13 1 IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS 13 2 EXPORT OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE 14 FRUIT CROPS 14 1 BANANA 14 2 CITRUS 14 3 PAPAYA 14 4 PINEAPPLE 14 5 SAPOTA 14 6 LITCHI 14 7 MANGO 14 8 GRAPEVINE 14 9 MULBERRY 14 10 GUAVA 14 11 APPLE 14 12 STONE FRUITS 14 13 PEACH 14 14 PEAR 14 15 APRICOT 14 16 STRAWBERRY 14 17 POMEGRANATE 14 18 BER 14 19 AMLA 14 20 CUSTARD APPLE 15 VEGETABLE CROPS 15 1 POTATO 15 2 TOMATO 15 3 BRINJAL 15 4 CHILLI 15 5 SWEET PEPPER 15 6 ONION 15 7 GARLIC 15 8 OKRA 15 9 CARROT 15 10 RADISH 15 11 CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER 15 12 PEA 15 13 BROAD BEAN 15 14 COWPEA 15 15 PIGEONPEA 15 16 CHICKPEA 15 17 WATER MELON 15 18 MUSK MELON 15 19 CUCUMBER 15 20 PUMPKIN 15 21 BOTTLE GOURD 15 22 POINTED GOURD 15 23 LETTUCE 15 24 SPINACH 15 25 BABY CORN 15 26 MUSHROOM 16 ORNAMENTAL, MEDICINAL, AROMATIC AND TUBER CROPS 16 1 ORNAMENTAL CROPS 16 2 MEDICINAL CROPS 16 3 AROMATIC CROPS 16 4 TUBER CROPS 17 PLANTATION AND SPICE CROPS 17 1 PLANTATION CROPS 17 2 SPICE CROPS 18 OTHER CROPS 18 1 COTTON 18 2 TOBACCO 18 3 WHEAT 18 4 RICE 18 5 CORN 18 6 SUGAR BEET 18 7 SOYBEAN 18 8 SUNFLOWER 18 9 HYACINTH AND CROCUS REFERENCES