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Inoculum

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Epidemiology and Management of Root Diseases

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In root disease epidemics, inoculum is but one part of the disease triangle with host and environment. Although inoculum is a critical factor in the development of root disease epidemics, the role of a favorable environment and presence of a host also contribute to root disease epidemics. Often the inoculum and host are present but the environment is unfavorable and hence no epidemic develops. Other times, a host is present in a favorable environment, but inoculum is not present in the infection court. In addition to host, and inoculum, the role of soil physical factors such as pH, soil texture, and bulk density can have a great influence on the extent and severity of root disease epidemics.

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Benson, D.M. (1994). Inoculum. In: Epidemiology and Management of Root Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85063-9_1

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