Principal Investigator: Alexandra Stone
Graduate Student: Heather Darby
SUMMARY
- A one-time amendment of soil with sudangrass decreased the severity of root rot of corn by 20 % compared to the fallow control.
- Amendment of soil with annual ryegrass increased the severity of root rot of corn by 20% compared to the fallow control.
- Soil amendments had no effect on root rot or biomass of bean.
- An experiment is currently in progress to evaluate the effect of two or three serial soil amendments of cover crops and organic wastes on root rot of corn and bean.
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