The heterogeneous soil environment: are there preferential pathways for fungal spread?

Wilfred Otten; Kirsty Harris; Darroch Hall; Iain M. Young; Karl Ritz; Christopher A. Gilligan

The heterogeneous soil environment: are there preferential pathways for fungal spread?

Wilfred Otten, Kirsty Harris, Darroch Hall, Iain M. Young, Karl Ritz, Christopher A. Gilligan

Abertay University

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Abstract

Most studies with soil-borne pathogenic fungi have been done with little explicit characterisation of soil structure within which fungi spread and biotic interactions occur. Soil, however, constitutes a framework of surfaces formed by old root channels, cracks or biopores in combination with aggregates. Using epidemiological and soil biological techniques in controlled environments we investigated the effect of soil heterogeneity on fungal growth dynamics. We show that cracks and larger pores can act either as preferential pathways or barriers for the spread of fungal plant pathogens through soil. Understanding the effect of soil structure on pathogen and antagonist dynamics is therefore critical for our understanding of epidemics and the development of control strategies in a heterogeneous environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the meeting Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents at Pine Bay, Kusadasi, Turkey, 22-25 May 2002
Editors	Yigal Elad, Jürgen Köhl, Dani Shtienberg
Publisher	IOBC-WPRS
Pages	283-286
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9290671471
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents - Pine Bay, Kusadasi, Turkey Duration: 22 May 2002 → 25 May 2002

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Other	Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents
Country	Turkey
City	Kusadasi
Period	22/05/02 → 25/05/02

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Otten, W., Harris, K., Hall, D., Young, I. M., Ritz, K., & Gilligan, C. A. (2002). The heterogeneous soil environment: are there preferential pathways for fungal spread? In Y. Elad, J. Köhl, & D. Shtienberg (Eds.), Proceedings of the meeting Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents at Pine Bay, Kusadasi, Turkey, 22-25 May 2002 (pp. 283-286). IOBC-WPRS. http://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/index.html

Otten, Wilfred ; Harris, Kirsty ; Hall, Darroch ; Young, Iain M. ; Ritz, Karl ; Gilligan, Christopher A. / The heterogeneous soil environment : are there preferential pathways for fungal spread?. Proceedings of the meeting Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents at Pine Bay, Kusadasi, Turkey, 22-25 May 2002. editor / Yigal Elad ; Jürgen Köhl ; Dani Shtienberg. IOBC-WPRS, 2002. pp. 283-286

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Otten, W, Harris, K, Hall, D, Young, IM, Ritz, K & Gilligan, CA 2002, The heterogeneous soil environment: are there preferential pathways for fungal spread? in Y Elad, J Köhl & D Shtienberg (eds), Proceedings of the meeting Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents at Pine Bay, Kusadasi, Turkey, 22-25 May 2002. IOBC-WPRS, pp. 283-286, Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents, Kusadasi, Turkey, 22/05/02. <http://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/index.html>

The heterogeneous soil environment : are there preferential pathways for fungal spread? / Otten, Wilfred; Harris, Kirsty; Hall, Darroch; Young, Iain M.; Ritz, Karl; Gilligan, Christopher A.

Proceedings of the meeting Influence of A-Biotic and Biotic Factors on Biocontrol Agents at Pine Bay, Kusadasi, Turkey, 22-25 May 2002. ed. / Yigal Elad; Jürgen Köhl; Dani Shtienberg. IOBC-WPRS, 2002. p. 283-286.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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