Equipment for microwave sterilization of soil
Main technical characteristics of the equipment for microwave sterilization of soi
| Productivity | 1…2 ton/day |
| Max power consumption | 8…9 kW |
| Quantity of microwave modules | 6 |
| Operating frequency of the microwave source | 2450 MHz |
| Weight | 1800 kg |
Index of effectiveness of microwave sterilization of soil
| Intensity before sterilization, % |
Intensity after sterilization, % |
Inhibition of pathogens, % | |
| Fusarium oxysporum (root rottenness) |
92,8 | 0 | 100% |
| Botritis cinera (grey rottenness) |
94,9 | 0 | 100% |
| Sclerotinia sclerotinian (white rottenness) |
85,4 | 0 | 100% |
| Corinebacterium michiganeuse (bacterial cancer) |
76,3 | 0 | 100% |
| Developmental stage | Number of viable nematodes in 0.1 ml of soil extract before sterilization | Numer of viable nematodes in 0.1 ml of soil extract after sterilization |
| Larva | 6,2 | 0 |
| Female | 7,0 | 0 |
| Male | 7,2 | 0 |
| Pathogens before sterilization | Pathogens after sterilization |
| Spores of Ascohyta cucumeris - 17-18 items | Scraps of mycelium |
| Spores of Saprophytic fungus - mass quantity | Scraps of mycelium |
| Spores of Colletotrichum - mass quantity | Scraps of mycelium |
| Spores of Botritis cenerea - mass quantity | Scraps of mycelium |
| Pathogen | Presence of colonies after sterilization, alive | Presence of colonies after sterilization, dead | Inhibition of pathogens, % |
| Ascochita | 0 | 10 | 100 |
| Colletotrichum | 0 | 20 | 100 |
| Botritys | 0 | 16 | 100 |
| Aspergillus | 0 | 22 | 100 |
| Mucor | 0 | 40 | 100 |
