@incollection{fdi:010064539, title = {{S}oil solarization and crop rotation to manage root-knot nematodes in organic greenhouses}, author = {{V}{\'e}die, {H}. and {M}ateille, {T}hierry and {T}avoillot, {J}ohannes}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}ince 2008, several on-farm experiments were conducted in {M}editerranean organic greenhouse cropping systems in {F}rance to assess the efficacy of two complementary methods designed to control root-knot nematodes ({M}eloidogyne spp.): soil solarization and crop rotations with non-susceptible host plants. {R}esults showed that soil solarization reduced root and soil infestation of root-knot nematodes in subsequent crops and that nematode suppression gradually increased when used every year. {T}his technique had a short to mid-term effect and reduced the total population of free-living nematodes. {F}or the second method studied, the host status of 15 different vegetable species was assessed in two experiments and five poor-host crops were identified: lamb's lettuce, rocket salad, onion, leek and fennel. {T}hese species were introduced in a 5-year trial to compare the effect of a "poor-host rotation" to a "susceptible rotation" (zucchini-lettuce is commonly practiced) on root-knot nematodes. {R}esults were very encouraging in the first years, but nematode damage reappeared very quickly when a susceptible crop was cultivated after the poor host crops. {I}t was concluded that soil solarization and crop diversification are certainly efficient strategies to manage root-knot nematodes, but they may either provide no sustainable suppressiveness or negatively impact other soil biotic compartments.}, keywords = {{CULTURE} {MARAICHERE} ; {SERRE} ; {NEMATODE} {PHYTOPARASITE} ; {LUTTE} {PHYTOSANITAIRE} ; {LUTTE} {BIOLOGIQUE} ; {PRATIQUE} {CULTURALE} ; {ROTATION} {DES} {CULTURES} ; {ETUDE} {DE} {CAS} ; {SOLARISATION} ; {FRANCE} ; {LANGUEDOC} {ROUSSILLON} ; {GARD} ; {HERAULT} ; {BOUCHES} {DU} {RHONE} ; {AIX} {EN} {PROVENCE} ; {MAUGUIO} ; {MARGUERITTES}}, booktitle = {{P}roceedings of the second international symposium on organic greenhouse horticulture}, numero = {1041}, pages = {87--94}, address = {{L}a {H}aye}, publisher = {{ISHS}}, series = {{A}cta {H}orticulturae}, year = {2014}, ISBN = {9789462610309}, ISSN = {0567-7572}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064539}, }