Potential of butyric acid for control of soil-borne fungal pathogens and nematodes affecting strawberries
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2-1-2006
Abstract
The effects of butyric acid were evaluated on fungal and nematode endo-parasites of strawberries under controlled laboratory conditions. Verticillium dahliae, Rhizoctonia fragariae, R. solani, Phytophthora fragariae, and a Pythium sp. were killed after a 2-d incubation in butryic acid-treated sand (0.88 and 8.8 mg g-1). No fungal growth occurred in the presence of vapors from 0.1 and 1 M butyric acid solutions. Gall formation on tomato roots by Meloidogyne hapla, and M. incognita was reduced by 73-100% relative to controls when egg masses were incubated in butyric acid solution (0.1, 1 M) or treated sand (0.88 and 8.8 mg g-1). Drenching strawberry plants infested with Pratylenchus penetrans with butyric acid (0.1 and 1 M) reduced nematode densities by 98-100%. These results suggest that butyric acid warrants further evaluation as an alternative to synthetic soil fumigants for control of nematodes and fungal pathogens in strawberry. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Volume
38
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Browning, M., D. B. Wallace, C. Dawson, S. R. Alm, and J. A. Amador. "Potential of butyric acid for control of soil-borne fungal pathogens and nematodes affecting strawberries." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38, 2 (2006). doi: 10.1112/S0024609305018412.