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Re: [compost_tea] early blight in tomatoes



Thanks Tom for the excellent info. I will pass it along.
Ross
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Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:01 AM
Subject: RE: [compost_tea] early blight in tomatoes

Basilios Papageorgiou, Jürgen Helbig, Carmen Büttner:
Ability of Watery Extracts of Composted Organic Waste from Urban Households to Control Airborne Plant Pathogens

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BASILIOS PAPAGEORGIOU, JÜRGEN HELBIG, CARMEN BÜTTNER
Humboldt University Berlin, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Germany

The effect of compost applications on plant health has mainly been investigated regarding soil borne diseases. The few investigations on the effectiveness of shoot treatments with watery compost extracts showed that leaf pathogens were effectively controlled and that different mechanisms seemed to be involved. Additionally to systemically acquired induced resistance, some other antagonistic mechanisms of the microorganisms present in compost extracts were observed, including production of antibiotics, concurrence for nutrients or parasitism. In the present investigation, the effectiveness of watery extracts from composts that were produced from organic household waste in West Africa, was examined using the pathosystem tomato and Alternaria solani.

Applications of watery compost extracts successfully suppressed infection of A. solani on tomato. Different factors were checked for their impact on the effectiveness of the extracts and the density of microorganisms present in the extracts. Temperature and frequency of stirring significantly influenced the density of microorganisms and the effectiveness against A. solani. Daily stirring of the compost-water mixture during the extraction period (3 days) increased the density of microorganisms sevenfold and disease incidence was reduced by [27]% as compared to the treatment with only one initial stirring. The incubation of the compost-water mixture at [20]C increased the number of microorganisms in the extract tenfold as compared to mixtures incubated at 30 and [35]C. The extract incubated at [20]C reduced incidence of A. solani by [66]% as compared to the control, whereas the other variants were less effective.

The formulation substances cellulose, alginate and xanthan were added to the extracts to increase their effectiveness against the pathogens. The extract enriched with xanthan reduced disease incidence on tomato by [23]% as compared to the extract without formulation substances.

Storage duration of the composts after their preparation significantly influenced the density of microorganisms present in the extracts and their effectiveness against A. solani on tomato. Those composts that were stored for a shorter period showed a higher number of microorganisms in the extract and a higher effectiveness of the extracts

 

 

Tom Jaszewski

www.livesoil.com

702-595-7012

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Orner [mailto:rorner@pennswoods.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:28 PM
To: compost_tea@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] early blight in tomatoes

 

Does anyone have any experience with the effects of compost tea on early blight on tomatoes? This is a problem disease for a producer in New Jersey conditions.

Thank you,

 

Ross Orner

www. ornerfarms.com


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