Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) is a popular fruit crop, having gained significant interest in
the past several decades, thus increasing demand for specialty crops. Depending on the …

The significant problems caused by soilborne pathogens in crop production worldwide
include reduced crop performance, decreased yield, and higher production costs. In many …

With the increase in intensive cultivation and long-term monoculture crop**, problems
caused by continuous crop** (CC) have become increasingly prominent in the forms of …

Alternatives to soil fumigation are needed for soilborne disease control. The aim of this study
was to test anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) as an alternative to soil fumigation for control …

Fusarium wilt of strawberry was first described in the 1960s in Australia and Japan. Since
then the pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae (Fof), has been reported worldwide …

Since methyl bromide fumigation has an adverse effect on human health and environment, it
is urgently needed for develo** a non-chemical method to replace chemical fumigation for …

Rachel Carson's 1962 Silent Spring exposed both observed and potential environmental
and health externalities of the increasing organochlorine and organophosphate insecticide …

Organic foods represent a significant market segment within the global food industry, since
these products are often believed to be safer and more nutritious than their conventional …

Four radio frequency (RF) heating systems with a power of 2 kW and four frequencies of
6.78, 13.56, 27.12, and 40.68 MHz were used to compare the effect of different frequencies …

Soil disinfestation is an important agricultural practice to conquer soil-borne diseases and
thereby ensure crop productivity. Reductive soil disinfestation (RSD) had been developed …