Pepper bacterial wilt is caused by the bacterial pathogen, Ralstonia solanacearum. It is the
most destructive disease of many Solanaceous crops such as potatoes, tobacco, pepper …

Latitude, climate and vegetation type are key factors in the distribution of soil nematodes.
The diversity of most aboveground organisms increases with decreasing latitude, but the …

To improve sustainability in agricultural systems, winter cover crops are increasingly
replacing fallow to stimulate soil functions that reduce nutrient losses and greenhouse gas …

Organic amendments have been widely used for management of plant-parasitic nematodes.
Relatively rapid declines in nematode population levels may occur when decomposing …

Soil food webs cycle nutrients and regulate parasites and pathogens, services essential for
both agricultural productivity and ecosystem health. Nematodes provide useful indicators of …

A two-year field study was established in August 2008 at the USDA-ARS, US Horticultural
Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce, FL to examine the impact of anaerobic soil disinfestation …

Landscape conversion to agricultural use historically began with tillage, a practice now
known to dramatically and often negatively affect soil properties and ecosystem processes in …

Solanaceous crops play an important role in human diet and the economy of nations. They
are also called as “Nightshades”. This family is distributed throughout the world in all …

Weeds cause an estimated crop yield loss of about 43% world-wide. The heavy use of
herbicides in weed management has several environmental and health risks. Therefore …

Abstract Information associating the tillage disturbance and its effect over soil nematode
communities in different tillage systems has not been thoroughly discussed, especially in …