Chapter 21. M. G. Boosalis, B. Doupnik, G. N. Odvody. 1981. Conservation tillage in relation to plant diseases. Pages 445-474. In: David Pimentel (editor). CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture. Volume 1, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 597 pages.

Keywords: definitions: minimum tillage, no tillage, stubble-mulch, chisel-plant, or till-plant, plant residues as survival habitats for pathogens (Heliminthosporium maydis race T, corn residue, H. turcicum, H. carbonum, Colletotrichum graminicola anthracnose of corn, Phyllosticta maydis yellow leaf, Fusarium monoliforme stalk rot, Pyrrenophora trichostoma tanspot, Corynebacterium nebraskense leaf freckles and wilt of corn, Holcus leaf spot caused by Pseudomonas syringae), factors affecting survival and growth of pathogens associated with crop residues Fusarium oxysporum, Bacillus macerans, B. pumilus, Helminthosporium sativum, Fusarium solani f. phaseoli, cereal root rot Ophiobolus graminis, F. roseum f. cerealis, Cercosporella herpotrichoides, Curvularia ramosa, Hialophora radicicola, Thielaviopsis of bean, Verticillium albo-atrum, H. turcicum, effect of reduced tillage on physical and chemical environment of soil (Verticillium alboatrum), residue toxins and stimulants (Thielaviopsis basicola, Sclerotium rolfsii, Penicillium urticae), effect of pesticides on plant diseases (herbicides, Gaeumanomyces graminis, Pythium ultimum, soil micro-organisms Rhizoctonia solani, Cercosporella herpotrichoides, Alternaria solania), root development in response to residues, pathogen and disease control