Identification and characterisation of disease suppressive soils in the Western Region (DAW00201)
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
15-5-2014
Conference Title
2014 Soil Biology Symposium - AgriBio-Bundoora, Melbourne
Place of Publication
Melbourne
Disciplines
Biosecurity
Abstract
From 331 paddocks assessed during 2010 to 2012 in WA, 15 paddocks for rhizoctonia, six for take-all, 22 for crown rot and one for RLN were identified as “potentially” suppressive to disease.
After confirmation with a pot bioassay, two paddocks were highly suppressive and five paddocks showed moderate suppression to rhizoctonia. Only two paddocks recorded were highly suppressive to crown rot. The bioassay for take-all failed to confirm any sites as being suppressive to this disease. The one RLN identified was not assessed.
A selection of two suppressive sites for rhizoctonia were more similar to each other than the other farms for the bacterial microbial analysis than the two non-suppressive sites (collaborative research with Helen Hayden, DEPI).
Recommended Citation
Huberli, D.
(2014), Identification and characterisation of disease suppressive soils in the Western Region (DAW00201), 2014 Soil Biology Symposium - AgriBio-Bundoora, Melbourne, Melbourne, pp.11-11.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/84
