Natural plant disease suppressiveness in soils extends to insect pest control

Abstract Background Since the 1980s, soils in a 22-km2 area near Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland have been recognized for their innate ability to suppress the black root rot plant disease caused by the fungal pathogen Thielaviopsis basicola. However, the efficacy of natural disease suppressive soils a...

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Main Authors: Nadine Harmsen, Pilar Vesga, Gaétan Glauser, Françoise Klötzli, Clara M. Heiman, Aline Altenried, Jordan Vacheron, Daniel Muller, Yvan Moënne-Loccoz, Thomas Steinger, Christoph Keel, Daniel Garrido-Sanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-07-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01841-w