Principles of Plant Disease Management

Résumé

Disease management. Diagnosis. Epidemiology: dynamics of interacting pathogen and host populations. Epidemiology: influence of the biotic environment. Effect of the physical environment. Disease forecasting: epidemiological considerations. Exclusion to reduce the amount of initial inoculum. Physical and chemical techniques to suppress initial disease. Biocontrol. Plant resistance: effects and mechanisms. Use of plant resistance. Cultural modifications to suppress the rate of epidemic development. Effects of chemicals in reducing the rate of disease development. Major groups and uses of chemicals in suppressing the rate of disease development. Disease management in practice.