Best4Soil is a European network of practitioners, for sharing knowledge-ready 
for practice, on prevention and control of soil borne diseases. A thematic network, 
created for the promotion and dissemination of existing knowledge, about the best 
practices for maintaining soil health, which include crop rotation, compost and 
vermicompost, green manures and cover crop, biofumigation, (bio)solarization, and 
anaerobic soil disinfestation. To this end, a series of freely accessible materials 
published in 22 European languages have been produced and are available on the 
website www.best4soil.eu. Among these materials are open access video tutorials, 
factsheets, pictures and blogs. Also, two online innovative Decision Support Tools based 
on two specific databases for plant parasitic nematodes and soilborne pathogens have 
been developed. These tools provide information on the host status and damage 
sensitivity of 70 crops for 32 nematode species and 138 soilborne pathogens. Based on 
this information, these tools make it easy to determine the optimal sequence to grow 
the different crops. The tools are currently available in 22 languages. Each nematodecrop and pathogen-crop combination will get a background page (WIKI) with 
additional information, including control measures. The working method for the 
nematode scheme and the pathogen scheme is the same, and it is based on the concept 
of Wageningen UR | Field crops – www.aaltjesschema.nl. For three years, more than 250 
information and training activities dealing with the promoted practices, as well as with 
the correct use of the Decision Support tools, have been carried out in 20 European 
countries, with the participation of advisors, growers, researchers, educators, and 
students, interested on soil health and plant protection.