The intensive use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural field has globally
destroyed soil fertility, killed beneficial microorganisms, and also decreased natural …

Suppressive compost provides an environment in which plant disease development is
reduced, even in the presence of a pathogen and a susceptible host. Despite the numerous …

Saprotrophic fungi are abundant in soils of (semi-) natural ecosystems, where they play a
major role in ecosystem functioning. On the contrary, saprotrophic fungal biomass is …

Numerous studies have demonstrated the potential of composted organic wastes not only as
substitutes for peat as a growth substrate but also to stimulate plant growth and suppress …

Lignin is the second most abundant natural aromatic polymer after cellulose in terrestrial
ecosystems. Lignins differ in structure, depending on the method of isolation and plant …

Various crop plants have been domesticated, after careful selection from innumerable wild
plant species over several millennia, because of their potential for higher yield and better …

Numerous studies have demonstrated that water-based compost preparations, referred to as
compost tea and compost-water extract, can suppress phytopathogens and plant diseases …

Cropping practices have a great potential to improve soil quality through changes in soil
biota. Yet the effects of these soil‐improving cropping systems on soil fungal communities …

A decline in the carbon content of agricultural soils has been reported globally. Amendments
of forest industry side-streams might counteract this. We tested the effects of industrial …

Reports of disease suppression by compost are inconsistent likely because there are no
established standards for feedstock material, maturity age for application, and application …