@ARTICLE{Nasr-Esfahani, author = {Nasr-Esfahani, M. and Akhiani, A. and Fatemi, H. and Hassan-Pour, H. and }, title = {Soil Solarization Effects on Soil-born Fungal Diseases, Nematodes and Weeds in Autumn Cucumber Fields}, volume = {4}, number = {3}, abstract ={Solarization of field soil through mulching with transparent polyethylene sheets alone and in integration with farm yard manure (40 T/ha) and/or metalayl (25 kg/ha) during summer 1994-95 for five weeks in Isfahan resulted in an increase in temperature of 10 °C (± 1) and moisture preservation of up to 82%. Solarization effectively reduced foot-rot of cucumber (Phytophthora drechsleri) in the above treatments up to 88%, 96% and 95%, respectively. Solarization, farm yard manure and their integration reduced the infection of Meloidogyne javanica up to 50%, 57% and 83% while plant parasitic nematodes were also reduced to 72%, 75% and 86%, respectively. The populations of free living nematodes increased only in farm yard manure and in integration with solarization by 30% and 53%, respectively. Solarization effectively reduced the populations of almost all weeds by around 100%, except for Cyperus rotundus and Sonchus asper which were reduced by 59% and 44%, respectively. }, URL = {http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-106-en.html}, eprint = {http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-106-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Water and Soil Science}, doi = {}, year = {2000} }