Publisher Summary The chapter presents a discussion on both rhizosphere and rhizoplane.
Rhizosphere is defined as the soil adjacent to roots with a different physical, chemical, and …

Excessive use of agrochemicals in conventional crop management has caused serious
environmental and health problems including loss of biodiversity and human disorders. A …

Soil carries out an important ecological services for the sustenance and survival of life. Soil
health management is vital for the maintenance of biodiversity and safeguarding sustainable …

The Plant Root and the Rhizosphere was a major topical feature of the first International
Symposium on Factors Determining the Behavior of Plant Pathogens in Soil held at the …

In the rhizosphere, exudates from plants and microorganisms as well as stable soil organic
matter influence processes that can control plant growth, microbial infections, and nutrient …

Nutrients are part of the" environment" for plant and microbial growth and, although
frequently unrecognized, always have been an important factor in disease control. All the …

Principles of Plant Disease Management is intended to provide a substantive treatment of
plant disease management for graduate and undergraduate students in which theoretical …

In this chapter we review the current literature available on the influence of root exudates on
rhizosphere microbial populations and the effects of plant, microbial and soil factors on the …

Publisher Summary This chapter considers the biochemistry, physiology, and agronomy of
trace elements in plants in so far as they may influence host–pathogen relationships. Each …

Take-all, caused by the soilborne fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, is arguably
the most-studied root disease of any crop, yet remains the most important root disease of …