“…Momma et al (2006) also showed that VFAs are factors contributing to suppression of soil-borne pathogens by RSD. Volatile fatty acids have long been known for their nematicidal effects (Stephenson, 1945;Johnston, 1959;Banage and Visser, 1965;Nagase et al, 1982;Bansal and Bajaj, 2003;Browning et al, 2004;McElderry et al, 2005) and noted as a group of naturally occurring chemicals during decomposition (Sayre et al, 1965;Hollis and RodriguezKabana, 1966;Elmiligy and Norton, 1973;Lynch, 1978;Badra et al, 1979;Djian et al, 1991;McBride et al, 2000;Chitwood, 2002). Differences in nematicidal activity were found among VFAs (Stephenson, 1945;Johnston, 1959;Badra et al, 1979;Bansal and Bajaj, 2003;McElderry et al, 2005), and that of acetic acid was lowest (Nagase et al, 1982).…”