Speaker: Dr. Philip Waisen, Vegetable Crops Advisor, UCCE Riverside and Imperial Counties
Low soil organic matter can compromise microbial activity and overall soil health. One way to address this challenge is to utilize root leachate as a pre-plant treatment to jumpstart microbial activity. Philip presented the preliminary findings on utilizing root leachate to stimulate microbial activity in soil organic matter-deficient soils in bell pepper and cantaloupe cropping systems.