TY - SER AU - Abd El-Nabi,Heba M. AU - Aly,I.N.M. AU - El-Gantiry,Saad M.M. AU - Bahaa EI-Din,Hosam M. TI - Safety alternatives to control soybean root and foliar diseases KW - Soybean KW - Diseases and pests KW - Varieties KW - Roots KW - Root rots KW - Damping-off diseases KW - Anthracnose KW - Phytopathogenic microorganisms KW - Biological control KW - Plant extracts N1 - Includes reference N2 - Damping-off. root rot, charcoal rot and anthracnose are important diseases which attack soybean causing great losses in quality and the total yield. All plant extracts used inhibited linear growth of F. solani, R. solani, M phaseolina and C. domatium. Allium cepa was the most effective followed by Atrpilex sp., Mentha viridis, Allium sativum and Eucalptus globules. On the other hand, seed treatment with plant extracts decreased percentage of disease incidence in pots conditions. Atrpilex sp., and Allium sativum were the most effective followed by Allium cepa, Mentha viridis and Eucalptus globules under greenhouse conditions. At the same time, spraying soybean plants with the extracts 24 h before inoculation with anthracnose pathogen reduced disease severity, Atrpilex sp., and Allium cepa were the most effective. Application of chemical inducers in pots as seed treatment resulted in a great reduction in percentage of soil borne incidence. Also spraying soybean plants with chemical inducers before inoculation with C. dematium diminished anthracnose disease UR - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2006/ARJSU/606/0/173.pdf ER -