Soil sterilization with steam
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The soil is heated with steam to the point that pathogens, parasites and weed seeds in the soil are killed.
Chemical soil disinfestation
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The incorporation of chemical-synthetic substances in the soil before the planting or sowing of the crop causes the extermination of most pathogens, parasites and weed seeds in the soil.
Resistant cultivars and rootstocks
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For a plant species, cultivars with resistance to certain soilborne pathogens and / or parasites exist. If no such resistances exist, the plant is grafted on a rootstock that is resistant to certain soilborne pathogens and / or parasites (only possible for some plant species)
Crop rotation
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A sequence of plants species, being susceptible to different soilborne pathogens and / or parasites, are cultivated on the same plot.
Crop rotation – Practical Information | Video | Fact sheet (PDF, 964 kB, 05.05.2020) |
Soilless cultivation
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The contaminated soil is replaced through a mineral or organic substrate.