Open AccessSoil suppressive activity as an indicator of its suitability for improved seed potato farming
Author(s) -
N. N. Tereshchenko,
E. E. Akimova,
О. М. Минаева,
T. I. Zyubanova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/403/1/012026
Subject(s) - arable land , environmental science , agronomy , agriculture , soil test , biology , soil water , ecology , soil science
The paper contains a description of the method, which allows assessing soil suitability for growing improved seed potatoes by the totality of microbiological characteristics of the soil. An indicator of the level of suppression of the soil microbial community is proposed as the main indicator of soil suitability, which is based on the species diversity of the soil microorganisms and its total suppressive activity against potato pathogens, in particular Fusarium solani . Among the six soil sites tested by this method at one of potato farms in Tomsk Region, virgin land sites, a site that had been in a fallow state for a long time, and an arable site that had been fertilized for several years were recognized as the most suitable for growing improved seed potatoes.