Managing nutrition to control plant disease

Journal or Publishing Institution: Landbauforschung Volkenrode

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Author(s): Huber, D.M. and Haneklaus, S.

Article Type: Journal Publication

Record ID: 1095

Abstract: Mineral nutrients are routinely applied to boost crop yields and improve overall plant health and quality. Their judicious use in production agriculture, horticulture, and environmental settings is critical for improved production efficiency and a sustainable ecosystem. The nutrition of a plant determines in large measure its resistance or susceptibility to disease, its histological or morphological structure or properties, and the virulence or ability of pathogens to survive. Mineral nutrients, in many situations, are the first and foremost line of defense against plant diseases and influence all parts of the disease “pyramid.” Although there is much still to be learned in managing the dynamic interactions between the plant, environment and pathogen, nutrient manipulation through amendment or modification of the soil environment is an important cultural control for plant disease and an integral component of production agriculture.

Keywords: mineral nutrition, pathogen, resistance, soil factors, yield

Citation: Huber, D.M. and Haneklaus, S., 2007. Managing nutrition to control plant disease. Landbauforschung Volkenrode, 57(4), p.313.