Abstract
We demonstrate a simple analysis based on generic epidemiological processes to quantify the efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum to control damping-off disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani. The method quantifies the rate at which disease is transmitted in a population of plants, and we use the reduction in disease transmission as a measure for efficacy of the control agent. Using epidemics in replicated microcosms we show how the method can be used to quantify i) a reduction in the secondary transmission rate; ii) the effect of soil type on the efficacy of biocontrol and iii) the effect of the timing of the application on the efficacy of biocontrol.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of a meeting of the WGs |
Subtitle of host publication | Management of plant diseases and arthropod pests by BCAs and their integration in agricultural systems |
Editors | Yigal Elad, Ilaria Pertot, Annie Enkegaard |
Place of Publication | Darmstadt |
Publisher | IOBC-WPRS |
Pages | 275-279 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9290671708 |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Event | Integration 2004: Management of plant diseases and arthropod pests by BCAs and their integration in agricultural systems - Istituto Agrario di S. Michele all’Adige (IASMA), Trentino, Italy Duration: 9 Jun 2004 → 13 Jun 2004 |
Conference
Conference | Integration 2004 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Trentino |
Period | 9/06/04 → 13/06/04 |
Keywords
- Rhizoctonia solani
- Trianum
- Disease transmission
- Damping-off epidemic
- Soil type