Given the vagaries of climatic and environmental constrains, increasing the net primary production is difficult in arid regions. This need to be address through different strategies including re-vegetation of degraded lands and restoring life of soil by increasing sequestration of organic and inorganic carbon. Strategies for enhancing soil organic carbon requires long term planning, which consists of selection of ideal [...]
Management of nematodes may be approached by using a combination of methods in an integrated pest management system or may involve only one of these methods. Some of the most commonly practiced methods include physical control, cultural management, crop rotation, use of trap crops, use of resistant and tolerant cultivars and chemicals. Method # 1. Physical Control: Nematodes in soil [...]
Management of soil borne diseases depends on a thorough knowledge of the pathogen, the host plant, and the environmental conditions that favours the infection. In order for a disease to develop, all three factors must be present. The pathogen (a virulent, infectious agent) must have viable inoculum, such as zoospores, available to infect the host. The host (a susceptible plant) [...]