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Field trials have shown that biofumigant green manure crops can increase marketable yields of lettuce crops by reducing Tipburn, Bacterial rot, and Sclerotinia disease. The benefits appear to depend on local soil conditions and the type of green manure crop used. The following article describes field studies conducted into the successful use of biofumigant green manure crops to control soil borne disease..
Biofumigants BQ-Mulch and Fumus significantly reduced the percentage of plants with Sclerotinia wilt . BQ-Mulch appeared more effective than Fumus in reducing wilted plants. Oats and broad beans had little or no effect. Fumus reduced the incidence of tipburn and/or bacterial rot in lettuce, improving marketable yield. Brassica biofumigation products BQMulch The noticeable improvement of the poor clay loam soil structure, with reduced crusting These trials were conducted as part of a three-year project funded by the vegetable Plant analysis of isothiocyanates was |
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