for the World's
Agriculture Industry
Since 1988
For full site access
Lost Password?
Customer Center
Trade Directory
Special Crops
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Chickpeas
Birdseed
Mustard & Other
Spices & Herbs
Dried Fruit & Nuts
Supply-Demand
The rest of Agriculture
Bio-Energy
Commentary
Grain
Oilseed
Livestock
Poultry
Cotton & Wool
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
Dried Fruit & Nuts
Dairy
Technology
General
Organic
Just for Growers
Cash Markets
Futures Markets
Weather
Price Graphs
Export Data
Supply-Demand
Subscribe Today!
Privacy Policy
Subscriber Agreement
Ag Links
Affiliates
Add Headlines!
To your website!
Non-Chemical Disease Control in Plants
SYDNEY - May 11/04 - SNS -- Researchers at Australia's Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have identified natural micro-organisms from within plants which could be used in seed innoculants to help control root rot.
Actinobacteria, as they are called, were isolated from healthy crops by a research team incorporating CSIRO and Flinders University (SA) experts to monitor their effect on plant growth when applied at sowing.
More than 30" of the actinobacteria strains were active against important root diseases, with the most effective reducing Take-all symptom levels by 60" and Pythium symptoms by more than 80".
Importantly, these results were not limited to the laboratory or the glasshouse. Associate Professor Chris Franco of Flinders University believes actinobacteria have succeeded in the field, where other biological agents fail, because they colonize internal plant tissues.
Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
|
Subcribers get complete access to all articles and special sections on the STATpub website. To subscribe just click on Subscribe Now! Add AgMarket News headlines Use of Information Copyright © 1988-2008 STAT Communications Ltd., Canada. All Rights Reserved. This information may not be republished in part of in full in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of STAT Communications Ltd. The article on this page may not be harvested and reprinted on any website. However, we encourage links back to this or any other public article on our website. Disclaimer The information in this article is provided without any warranty of any kind whatsoever. By accessing this service, you agree that STAT Communications Ltd. will not be liable for any expenses, losses or costs that may be incurred by the interpretation and use of the information in this website, nor as a result of the information on this site being inaccurate or incomplete in any way. |