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Long-term effects of eight soil health treatments to control plant-parasitic nematodes and Verticillium dahliae in agro-ecosystems by Korthals, G.W., Thoden, T.C., van den Berg, W., Visser, J.H.M.

“…•Chitin, marigold and anearobic soil disinfestation were better than chemical control.•Grass–clover, biofumigation, Cultivit and compost were not effective…”
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Long-term effects of copper and pH on the nematode community in an agroecosystem by Korthals, G.W. (Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.), Alexiev, A.D, Lexmond, T.M, Kammenga, J.E, Bongers, T

“…Four copper (0, 250, 500, and 750 kg Cu-ha-1) and pH (4.0, 4.7, 5.4, and 6.1 in 1 M KCl) treatments were applied to an arable agroecosystem. Effects on the…”
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Litter quality drives nitrogen release, and agricultural management (organic vs. conventional) drives carbon loss during litter decomposition in agro-ecosystems by Martínez-García, L.B., Korthals, G.W., Brussaard, L., Mainardi, G., De Deyn, G.B.

“…Litter decomposition and nutrient mineralization are crucial in agricultural systems to maintain soil fertility and plant growth. Given that these processes…”
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Nematode control strategies in the Netherlands by Molendijk, L.P.G, Korthals, G.W

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The effects of increasing land use intensity on soil nematodes: A turn towards specialism by Vazquez, Carmen, Goede, Ron G. M., Korthals, Gerard W., Rutgers, Michiel, Schouten, Anton J., Creamer, Rachel, Morriën, Elly

“…The ecosystem services that humans obtain from the soil are strongly linked to the soil's biota. There is ample evidence that intensive agriculture has a…”
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Improvement and monitoring soil health by Korthals, G.W, Visser, J.H.M, Molendijk, L.P.G

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A toxicity test in artificial soil based on the life-history strategy of the nematode Plectus acuminatus by Kammenga, J.E. (Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.), Koert, P.H.G. van, Riksen, J.A.G, Korthals, G.W, Bakker, J

“…The ecological risk assessment of toxicants in soil requires reproducible and relevant test systems using a wide range of species. To supplement present test…”
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Chitin amendment raises the suppressiveness of soil towards plant pathogens and modulates the actinobacterial and oxalobacteriaceal communities in an experimental agricultural field by Cretoiu, M.S, Korthals, G.W, Visser, J.H.M, Elsas, J.D., van

“…A long-term experiment on the effect of chitin addition to soil on the suppression of soil-borne pathogens was set up and monitored for eight years in an…”
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Effects of organic versus conventional management on chemical and biological parameters in agricultural soils by van Diepeningen, Anne D., de Vos, Oscar J., Korthals, Gerard W., van Bruggen, Ariena H.C.

“…A comparative study of organic and conventional arable farming systems was conducted in The Netherlands to determine the effect of management practices on…”
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Plant species diversity, plant biomass and responses of the soil community on abandoned land across Europe: idiosyncracy or above-belowground time lags by Hedlund, K., Santa Regina, I., Van der Putten, W. H., Lepš, J., Díaz, T., Korthals, G. W., Lavorel, S., Brown, V. K., Gormsen, D., Mortimer, S. R., Rodríguez Barrueco, C., Roy, J., Smilauer, P., Smilauerová, M., Van Dijk, C.

“…We examined the relationship between plant species diversity, productivity and the development of the soil community during early secondary succession on…”
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Nematodes as sentinels of heavy metals and organic toxicants in the soil by Ekschmitt, K, Korthals, G.W

“…Field and laboratory research has repeatedly shown that free-living soil nematodes differ in their sensitivity to soil pollution. In this paper, we analyze…”
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Plant species diversity as a driver of early succession in abandoned fields: a multi-site approach by Putten, W.H. van der, Mortimer, S.R, Hedlund, K, Dijk, C. van, Brown, V.K, Leps, J, Rodriguez-Barrueco, C, Roy, J, Len, T.A.D, Gormsen, D, Korthals, G.W, Lavorel, S, Regina, I.S, Smilauer, P

“…Succession is one of the most studied processes in ecology and succession theory provides strong predictability. However, few attempts have been made to…”
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Inverse relationship between the nematode maturity index and plant parasite index under enriched nutrient conditions by Bongers, Tom, van der Meulen, Hans, Korthals, Gerard

“…The maturity index, an ecological measure of the state of succession, is based on the composition of the nematode fauna. Nematodes that feed on higher plants…”
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Effects of organic versus conventional management on chemical and biological parameters in agricultural soils by Diepeningen, A.D., van, Vos, O.J., de, Korthals, G.W, Bruggen, A.H.C., van

“…A comparative study of organic and conventional arable farming systems was conducted in The Netherlands to determine the effect of management practices on…”
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Short-term effects of cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc on soil nematodes from different feeding and life-history strategy groups by Korthals, G.W, Ende, A. van de, Megen, H. van, Lexmond, T.M, Kammenga, J.E, Bonger, T

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Influence of perennial ryegrass on a copper and zinc affected terrestrial nematode community by Korthals, Gerard W, Popovici, Iuliana, Iliev, Ilian, Lexmond, Theo M

“…Effects of copper or zinc (0, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg kg −1) on soil containing an indigenous nematode community were examined in a greenhouse in the…”
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Joint toxicity of copper and zinc to a terrestrial nematode community in an acid sandy soil by Korthals, G.W, Bongers, M, Fokkema, A, Dueck, T.A, Lexmond, T.M

“…Heavy metal toxicity to an indigenous nematode community was examined following the addition of Cu and Zn, alone or in combination, to agricultural soil. The…”
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Molecular Markers, Indicator Taxa, and community Indices: the issue of Bio-Indication Accuracy by Ekschmitt, K, Korthals, G.W

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Short-term effects of cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc on nematodes from different feeding and life-history strategy groups by Korthals, G.W, Ende, A., van den, Megen, H., van, Lexmond, T.M, Kammenga, J.E, Bongers, T

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