Click here to view a fact sheet on metham sodium (MS) — a broad-spectrum fumigant used to control a variety of soil-borne pests and diseases including nematodes, fungi, insects and weeds.

Sole reliance on fumigants like MS often changes soil conditions and reduces inherent disease suppressive soil properties, reinforcing continued reliance on fumigation to deal with soilborne diseases, pests and weeds.

Click here to view the fact sheet on MS alternatives, a resourced developed and delivered by the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection project  (delivered by RM Consulting Group and AHR), funded by Hort Innovation.