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Soil disinfestation
- 1st Edition - November 14, 2012
- Editor: D Mulder
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 6 9 5 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 0 1 5 3 - 7
Soil Disinfestation considers the effectiveness and necessity of soil disinfestation, while exposing the dangers of various treatments and the ways to overcome them. The book… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSoil Disinfestation considers the effectiveness and necessity of soil disinfestation, while exposing the dangers of various treatments and the ways to overcome them. The book serves as a collection of heterogeneous articles written by a number of research workers in the field of soil science and microbial ecology. The book is divided into five sections and comprised of 15 chapters that cover the general aspects of standard, physical, chemical, and biological soil disinfestation and the fate of pesticides in the soil. The book discusses the causes and consequences of soil contamination and detection methods. The factors that influence the efficacy of each treatment and the practical application of commonly used pesticides, such as fumigants and fungicides, are also explained in this reference. Some of the contributors also give a critical retrospect about the subjects with speculation about the trends in soil disinfestation. Microbiologists and research workers in soil science, as well as students and novices in microbiology, pedology, and microbial ecology, will find this book invaluable for their practice and learning.
List of contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and definitions
Section A: General Aspects of Soil Disinfestation
Chapter 1. Introduction
Place of soil disinfestation among different control measures
Aims and advisability of soil disinfestation
Adapting the method of disinfestation to the pathogen to be destroyed
Secondary effects of soil disinfestation treatments
Conclusion
Suggestions for further reading
Chapter 2. Aims of Soil Disinfestation
Aim
Causes of soil contamination
Consequences of soil contamination
Detection
Products and methods for disinfestation
Supervision
Legislation with regard to safety and residue
Conclusion
Section B: Physical Soil Disinfestation
Chapter 3. Flooding of Soil for Disease Control
Physical, chemical and microbiological changes in flooded soil
Effect of flooding on nematode pathogens
Effect of flooding on fungal pathogens
Effect of flooding on bacterial pathogens
Sanitation problems in flooding for disease control
Summary
References
Chapter 4. Soil Sterilization and Pasteurization
Sheet steaming
Steaming via drain pipes
Pasteurization with a steam—air mix
References
Chapter 5. Changes in Chemical Properties of Soil Caused by Steam Sterilization
Manganese
Nitrogen
Chemical effects and plant growth
Soil testing methods used
References
Section C: Chemical Soil Disinfestation
Chapter 6. Practical Aspects of the Chemical Control of Nematodes in Soil
Introduction
Some characteristics of the more widely used fumigant type nematicides
Multi-purpose fumigants
Mixtures of fumigant chemicals
Factors influencing the efficacy of fumigant type nematicides
Residual effect of nematicide treatments
Non-fumigant type nematicides
Factors influencing the efficacy of non-fumigant type nematicides
Applying non-fumigant nematicides
Side-effects of nematicides
Safety in handling nematicides
Signs and symptoms of poisoning
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 7. Computer Simulation of Fumigant Behaviour in Soil
Introduction
Physico-chemical interactions of fumigants with soil
Equations and solutions
Simulation of methyl bromide behaviour in soil
Practical applications
Summary and prospects
List of symbols and units
References
Chapter 8. Fumigation Against Fungi
Introduction
Soil treatments against fungi
Specific problems with soil fumigation
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9. Soil Fumigation Against Replant Disease of Apple
The nature and cause of apple replant disease
Response to different soil fumigants
Pot tests to indicate the potential response to pre-planting fumigation in the orchard
Effects of soil type on response to fumigation
Chloropicrin penetration and factors affecting the efficiency of fumigation
Effects of the size of zone fumigated
The interaction between rootstock and fumigation
Duration of response to fumigation: effect on cropping efficiency
Side effects of fumigating with chloropicrin
Alternatives to fumigation
Conclusions
References
Chapter 9. Appendix - Editor's comment Some Theoretical Considerations in Connection with Replant Disease of the Apple Tree
References
Chapter 10. The Fungicide-Treated Seed in the Soil
The aims of fungicide treatment of seeds
Use and limitations of fungicidal seed treatment
Testing fungicides for their essential properties
The ecological viewpoint
References
Chapter 11. The Effect of Methyl Bromide and Chloropicrin on some Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil and on the Growth and Nutrition of Wheat
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
References
Section D: Biological Soil Disinfestation
Chapter 12. Biological Soil Disinfestation
Introduction
Fundamental: the mechanisms
Practical biological soil disinfestation
Biological soil disinfestation and integrated control programmes
References
Section E: The Fate of Pesticides in the Soil
Chapter 13. The Fate of Fumigants
Introduction
Fumigant—soil interactions
Sorption of biocides in the soil
Diffusion of biocides
Degradation and conversion reactions of soil disinfectants
Effect of biocides on soil chemistry
Release of bromide ions after soil fumigation with methyl bromide
The mobility of bromide residues in the soil
The uptake of bromide ions by plants after soil treatment
The uptake of bromide by vegetables
References
Chapter 14. The Fate of Mercury-Containing Fungicides
Introduction
Conversion in soil
Fungicides
Methylation and demethylation of mercury compounds
Transport cycles
Mercury uptake by the vegetation
References
Chapter 15. The Fate of Organic Fungicides in Soil
Introduction
Benomyl
Quintozene and HCB
Conclusion
References
Conclusions
Subject index
- No. of pages: 382
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 14, 2012
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444569509
- eBook ISBN: 9780444601537
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