Chitin- and Keratin-Rich Soil Amendments Suppress Rhizoctonia solani Disease via Changes to the Soil Microbial Community
Beatriz Andreo‐Jiménez, M.T. Schilder, E.H. Nijhuis, Dennis E. te Beest, Jaap Bloem, J.H.M. Visser, Gera van Os, Karst M. Brolsma, Wietse de Boer, J. Postma
Abstract
Our results highlight the importance of soil microorganisms in plant disease suppression and the possibility to steer soil microbial community composition by applying organic amendments to the soil.
Topics & Concepts
Rhizoctonia solaniMicrobial population biologyMicroorganismSoil conditionerSoil microbiologyChitinBiologySoil ecologyAgronomySoil waterSoil organic matterEcologySoil biodiversityBacteriaBiochemistryChitosanGeneticsPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Disease Management Techniques