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Properties of a Volatile Fungistatic Factor in Soil. Maureen Romine, Research Assistant, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521; Ralph Baker, Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521. Phytopathology 62:602-605. Accepted for publication 3 January 1972. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-62-602.

A volatile fungistatic factor (VFF) was detected in neutral to alkaline soils of various textures and properties. Activity of the VFF gradually decreased with increased depth in the soil. The VFF was water-soluble or inactivated by passage through water, and was adsorbed on activated charcoal. Properties of the VFF were similar to those described for soil fungistasis.