soil-borne
Carried through earth
Soil-borne describes organisms, diseases, or substances that live in or are transmitted through soil.
The term appears most often in agriculture and plant pathology: soil-borne pathogens, soil-borne fungi.
Nutrients and contaminants can also be soil-borne: soil-borne lead exposure.
Spore-bearing organism
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- root rotFungal underground plant disease
damping-off · wilt · blight · clubroot · phytophthora · inoculum · spores · mycelium
Alternating field plantings yearly
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- solarizationTone reversal from excessive light
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
drainage · amendment · sterilization · cover crop · monoculture · transplant · seedbed · greenhouse
Body's microbial community
- organic matterMaterial from living sources
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- saprophyteOrganism feeding on decay
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
overwintering · dormancy · dispersal · moisture · pH · temperature · clay · sand
fungus
Spore-bearing organism
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
root rot · damping-off · wilt · blight · clubroot · phytophthora · inoculum · spores · mycelium · infection
crop rotation
Alternating field plantings yearly
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- solarizationTone reversal from excessive light
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
tillage · drainage · amendment · sterilization · cover crop · monoculture · transplant · seedbed · greenhouse · nursery
microbiome
Body's microbial community
- organic matterMaterial from living sources
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- saprophyteOrganism feeding on decay
survival · overwintering · dormancy · dispersal · moisture · pH · temperature · clay · sand · compost
soil-borneairborne
Traveling through air
waterborne · water-borne · bloodborne · vector-borne · food-borne
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