Effects of Biochar Amendment on Tomato Bacterial Wilt Resistance and Soil Microbial Amount and Activity

Bacterial wilt is a serious soilborne disease of Solanaceae crops which is caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. The important role of biochar in enhancing disease resistance in plants has been verified; however, the underlying mechanism remains not fully understood. In this study, two different biochar...

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Main Authors: Yang Lu, Shuang Rao, Fei Huang, Yixia Cai, Guoping Wang, Kunzheng Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Agronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2938282