If you thought all disinfectants were the same and worked instantly, you had better read this! This paper details the advantages and limitations of some commonly used disinfectants on various
surfaces such as cement sheet/concrete, gravel, capillary mat, and sand beds. The rough and porous surfaces used for paths and placement of pots, such as concrete, gravel, capillary mats and sand beds
require different disinfectants and treatment times for fungi, bacteria and nematodes. However none of the tested treatments were effective on the highly resistant spores of Chalara elegans, which could
not be eliminated from gravel and cement sheet and was only partially controlled on capillary mat. Further research is required to develop effective means of controlling Chalara elegans contamination
of nursery surfaces.