Solarization also eliminates some soil diseases, including Verticillium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, Fusarium wilt, damping-off, crown gall, tomato canker, and potato scab, allowing healthy plants and ...

Solarization of soil was found beneficial for plant growth in cowpea under field conditions. Root nodulation, infection by mycorrhizal fungi and yield were higher in plants grown in solarized soil.

MANILA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved a 460-million-U.S.-dollar results-based loan to modernize rural power infrastructure, promote ...

CORRECTION: A photo originally published with this column was removed because it did not show soil solarization as suggested in the caption. The current photo provided by the University of California ...

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