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Exercise No. 5.06 183<br />

HOT WATER TREATMENT AS A CONTROL STRATEGY<br />

AGAINST SOIL-BORNE DISEASES OF ORGANICALLY-<br />

GROWN VEGETABLES<br />

BaCKGroUND aND raTIoNalE<br />

272<br />

<strong>Field</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> Organic Vegetable Production<br />

Many farmers believe that use <strong>of</strong> certified seeds will ensure<br />

production <strong>of</strong> healthy and vigorous seedlings. This is not<br />

so. In vegetable areas, where soil-borne plant pathogens are<br />

prevalent, proper seedbed care is <strong>of</strong> paramount importance.<br />

This includes using appropriate soil media, proper seed bed<br />

preparation, and soil sterilization. Hot water treatment is<br />

a practical soil sterilization method, which when done<br />

properly will safeguard seedlings from fungal and bacterial<br />

disease infections and will promote better seedling growth and development 184 .<br />

Some organic vegetable farmers constantly make modifications to improve effectiveness <strong>of</strong> hot water<br />

treatment as a soil sterilization method. In farmer field schools (FFSs), these innovations should be<br />

shared among farmers to further improve current best practices <strong>of</strong> soil sterilization using hot water<br />

treatment. This exercise was so designed to allow farmers to freely share these experiences.<br />

How long will this exercise take?<br />

• One hour and thrity minutes <strong>for</strong> field walks, observations, and hands-on exercise in learning<br />

field; and<br />

• Thirty minutes to one hour brainstorming session<br />

learning objectives<br />

when is this exercise most<br />

appropriate?<br />

ɶ In FFS, TOT, and VST<br />

sessions, when soil-borne<br />

vegetable diseases are<br />

prevalent in farmer’s<br />

fields; and<br />

ɶ When organic vegetable<br />

farmers want to learn<br />

more about other farmers’<br />

best practices in using hot<br />

water treatment to control<br />

soil-borne vegetable<br />

diseases in seedbed.<br />

• To make participants aware <strong>of</strong> and understand the importance <strong>of</strong> soil sterilization in the control<br />

<strong>of</strong> soil-borne vegetable diseases in seedbeds; and<br />

• To learn current innovations by farmers and further improve their skills in using hot water<br />

treatment as a soil sterilization method.<br />

183 Adapted from Callo, Jr., D.P., L.B. Te<strong>of</strong>ilo, and H.A. Tauli (eds). 2002. <strong>Field</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> Vegetable IPM, Volume II. SEAMEO<br />

Regional Center <strong>for</strong> Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. pp 229-231.<br />

184 Milagrosa, S.P. 1998. As cited in: Callo, Jr., D.P., L.B. Te<strong>of</strong>ilo, and H.A. Tauli (eds). 2002. <strong>Field</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> Vegetable IPM,<br />

Volume II. SEAMEO Regional Center <strong>for</strong> Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 366p.

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