Sebkha salts suppress Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis
In Timimoun, East Algeria, experiments showed that sebkha salts (salt precipitated from dried pools) in the soil at concentrations > 1 % significantly reduced the inoculum density of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (EPPO A2 organism). At a concentration of 1.4 % the fungus was completely suppressed in a period of 75 days. Similar effects were observed on F. oxysporium f. sp. lini and the authors concluded that date palms in Eastern Algeria can be partially protected against the Bayoud disease by the sebkha salts.
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Amit, H. ; Riba, 0. (1990) Influence de la salinité des sols de palmeraies sur les Fusarium. II Action des sels de sebkha sur l'évolution dans le sol de 2 souches de Fusarium oxysporum pathogènes. Revue d'Ecologie et de Biologie du Sol 27, 147-158