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This Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas resource page contains web links on general soil biology, mycorrhizae, arthropods, soil bacteria, soil quality measures, earthworms, cover cropping, and other topics, as well as links to ATTRA publications on soil management.
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Esta página tiene información sobre una grán variedad de agentes de biocontrol para insectos, patógenos de plantas, y otras plagas.
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This Cornell University (USA) website has information on a wide range of biocontrol agents including those effective in biocontrol of soil arthropods and microorganisms.
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This University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) page describes the biological control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a fungus that attacks more than 400 different species of plants and causes white mold of soybeans.
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This University of Wisconsin-Madison Soybean Health Home Page reports that choices in crop rotation and crop sequences with nonhosts can be made that contribute to the steady depletion of Sclerotia sclerotiorum in the soil.
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An excellent introduction to the importance of soil biology in farming sustainability with a worldwide perspective, the home section of this FAO site has links to news, events, documents, case studies, and more.
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This University of Guelph (Canada) page discusses the tests and control of Verticillium wilt diseases that attack more than 200 species of plants. Guidelines are based on Michigan State University (USA) criteria for control measures.
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Homepage of the IMPACT (Interactions Between Microbial Inoculants and Resident Populations in the Rhizosphere of Agronomically Important Crops in Typical Soils) project, whose objective is to study the molecular-ecological interactions of GMOs of commercial interest with indigenous species of the rhizosphere. The project's scientific outline contains useful background information on agricultural microbiology and interactions with genetically modified microorganisms.
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INVAM is a living collection of arbuscular mycorrihzal (AM) fungi housed at West Virginia University (USA) and available to individuals and institutions. The organization maintains a database of information about each sample and its current status.
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The Microbiology of agricultural soils page from the European Union's IMPACT project (Interactions between Microbial inoculants and resident Populations in the rhizosphere of Agronomically important Crops in Typical soils) has four short sections on the importance and roles of rhizosphere microorganisms.
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This North Dakota State University (USA) page discusses the disease, (Rhizoctonia canker), the fungus pathogen that causes it, (Rhizoctonia solani), and disease management practices. It also contains photographs of affected plants and potatoes.
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Published in 1994, this brief fact sheet defines rhizoctonia and rhizoctonia seedling blight. It is part of a series from the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Florida (USA).
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This North Carolina State University (USA) page has a pathogen profile of Rhizoctonia solani including phots. There are also links to related sites at the bottom of the page.
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A 1987 Cornell University Cooperative Extension (USA) Fact Sheet discusses Sclerotinia rot of cabbages caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, its symptoms and signs, cycle, and control. A list of fact sheets on Crucifer diseases is also provided.
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Published by the University of Nebraska (USA) this page discusses Sclerotinia stem rot, a soybean disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Disease symptoms and plant health management are also discussed.
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To see soil biology in action, visit Tom Loynachan's Soil Biology Movies page, with 16 QuickTime movies covering soil life from actinomycetes to mites.
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This is the website for the Soil Biology Research Group from the University of Western Australia. The site's primary objective is to answer common questions regarding soil biological processes, organic matter, soil organisms, and the soil management practices that affect these.
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T and J Enterprises sells a variety of soil amendments and inoculants, including BioVam, which contains mycorrhizae, trichoderma fungi, and beneficial bacter. They also sell organic fertilizers, trace minerals and yucca extract.
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This illustrated page from the Biology Teaching Organisation from the University of Edinburgh in the UK discusses Pythium oligandrum and the occurrence and isolation of mycoparasites. Also provided are inks to related information.
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This APSnet Education Center page discusses various methods for Verticillium wilt management including crop rotation, chemical fumigation, use of resistant cultivars, propane flaming, and pruning, among others.
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