This dissertation was written as part of the MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Business at the International
Hellenic University. The purpose of this work is to describe and analyze the relationship between the biodiversity of
the biological environment and soil-borne diseases. This is a bibliographic survey of the subject listing the existing
literature and theories that have been formulated to date on the issue. In the first part, the concept of biodiversity is
analyzed, the importance of its conservation for the sustainable development of the environment and farming
systems. The second part describes how biodiversity affects soil-borne diseases and analyzes the ways or factors that
can achieve the reduction of the occurrence of diseases. In the third part, a comparison is made between organic
and sustainable agriculture and the effects of organic agriculture on the environment and the economy are
presented. Finally, in the fourth part, conclusions regarding the way in which soil-borne diseases are affected by the
biodiversity of the biological environment are listed.
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