METHOD FOR TREATING SOIL FOR THE CONTROL OF SOIL BORNE PLANTPATHOGENS

摘要

A method for reducing bacterial and fungal soil pathogens which comprises applying to a soil a chemically effective amount of a lignosulfonate, the amount preferably being between 0.05 % and about 5 % on a volume/weight basis. The method is effective in controlling a number of soil pathogens and can be used to treat the soil for diseases such as potato scab disease.