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Review: Holistic pest management against early blight disease towards sustainable agriculture

Keiji Jindo, A. Evenhuis, C. Kempenaar, Cláudia Pombo Sudré, Xiaoxiu Zhan, Misghina G. Teklu, G.J.T. Kessel

Pest Management Science · 2021

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Summary

Alternaria species are well-known aggressive pathogens that are widespread globally and warmer temperatures caused by climate change might increase their abundance more drastically. Early blight (EB) disease, caused mainly by Alternaria solani, and brown spot, caused by Alternaria alternata, are major concerns in potato, tomato and eggplant production. The development of EB is strongly linked to varieties, crop development stages, environmental factors, cultivation and field management. Several forecasting models for pesticide application to control EB were created in the last century and more recent scientific advances have included modern breeding technology to detect resistant genes and precision agriculture with hyperspectral sensors to pinpoint damage locations on plants. This paper p

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1002/ps.6320
Catalogue ID
SNmok1w4o0-3iw75i
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