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Biofumigation Treatment Using Tagetes patula , Sinapis alba and Raphanus sativus Changes the Biological Properties of Replanted Soil in a Fruit Tree Nursery

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  • Robert Wieczorek

    (Department of Ornamental Plant, Dendrology and Pomology, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Bioengineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznan, Poland)

  • Zofia Zydlik

    (Department of Ornamental Plant, Dendrology and Pomology, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Bioengineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznan, Poland)

  • Piotr Zydlik

    (Department of Entomology and Environment Protection, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Bioengineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznan, Poland)

Abstract

Apple replant disease (ARD) may cause significant losses both in commercial orchards and in fruit tree nurseries. The negative effects of ARD may be limited by using biofumigation. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of this treatment on the biological properties of replanted soil in a tree nursery. In two-year experiment, apple trees of the ‘Golden Delicious’ cultivar were used. The trees were planted into soil from two sites. The soil from one site had not been used in a nursery before (crop rotation soil). The other soil had been used for the production of apple trees (replanted soil). Three species of plants were used in the replanted soil as a forecrop: French marigold ( Tagetes patula ), white mustard ( Sinapis alba ), and oilseed radish ( Raphanus sativus var. oleifera). The following parameters were assessed in the experiment: the enzyme and respiratory activity of the soil, the total count of bacteria, fungi, oomycetes and actinobacteria in the soil, as well as the count and species composition of soil nematodes. The vegetative growth parameters of the apple trees were also assessed. The biological properties of the replanted soil were worse than those of the crop rotation soil. In the replanted soil, the organic matter content, enzyme and respiratory activity as well as the count of soil microorganisms were lower. The biofumigants, used as a forecrop on the replanted soil, significantly increased its enzyme activity and respiratory activity. Dehydrogenase activity increased more than twofold. Growth parameters of the trees were significantly improved. The height of the trees increased by more than 50%, and the leaf area, weight and total length of side shoots were higher as well. The density of nematodes in the replanted soil after biofumigation was significantly reduced, with a larger reduction in the marigold fumigated soil. Eight of the eleven nematode species were completely reduced in the first year after biofumigation treatment.

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  • Robert Wieczorek & Zofia Zydlik & Piotr Zydlik, 2024. "Biofumigation Treatment Using Tagetes patula , Sinapis alba and Raphanus sativus Changes the Biological Properties of Replanted Soil in a Fruit Tree Nursery," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-15, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:14:y:2024:i:7:p:1023-:d:1424038
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    1. M. Järvan & L. Edesi & A. Adamson & T. Võsa, 2014. "Soil microbial communities and dehydrogenase activity depending on farming systems," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 60(10), pages 459-463.
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