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Harry A. J. Hoitink
Researcher at Ohio State University
Publications - 71
Citations - 8152
Harry A. J. Hoitink is an academic researcher from Ohio State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Compost & Pythium ultimum. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 70 publications receiving 7889 citations. Previous affiliations of Harry A. J. Hoitink include Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center & University of Tennessee.
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BIOCONTROL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES: A Substrate-Dependent Phenomenon.
TL;DR: Broad spectrum biological control of diseases caused by soilborne plant pathogens such as Pythium, Phytophthora, and Rhizoctonia solani requires the introduction into or presence of edaphic sources of organic nutrients in soil for sustenance of biocontrol agents.
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Basis for the control of soilborne plant pathogens with composts
TL;DR: With the increase in size of farms, the composting process has become a practical procedure for treatment of manures because it allows storage of a stabilized product until a time of year when its market value is highest.
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Suppression of Plant Diseases by Composts
TL;DR: In practice, controlled inoculation of compost with biocontrol agents has proved necessary to induce consistent levels of suppression of plant diseases and the induction of disease suppression.
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The Science of Composting
TL;DR: This chapter begins with an overview of the chemical, physical, and biological changes that occur during thermophilic composting, thereby providing an example of how several sciences can be integrated in the study of composting.