Instant Insights: Improving Crop Disease Management

This collection of reviews provides an overview of current and key research on improving crop disease management,including strategies for limiting foliar disease development,using integrated disease management to prevent or reduce yield loss,and applying integrated disease management to barley and grain legume production.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 104 pages
Publication date: 17 August 2021
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

This meticulously assembled collection showcases a quartet of comprehensive reviews that delve into the latest and most influential research on enhancing crop disease management.

In the opening chapter, we delve into the realm of strategies aimed at mitigating foliar disease development in wheat and barley crops. We explore a range of approaches, including crop rotations, intercropping, gene deployment, and conservation tillage, and assess their effectiveness in combating specific foliar diseases. Additionally, we examine how these strategies can be effectively employed to minimize inoculum sources for residue-borne cereal leaf diseases.

The second chapter takes us on a journey into the realm of integrated disease management (IDM), a holistic approach to disease prevention and reduction in wheat. We examine the various tactics and tools employed in IDM, such as scouting, disease identification, and chemical control, and explore how they can be orchestrated to maximize the efficiency of disease management.

The third chapter focuses on the application of IDM in barley production, considering the diverse disease threats, available tools, and potential approaches for deploying them. We also explore the role of agronomy in optimizing these tools and techniques.

Finally, in the concluding chapter, we delve into the use of IDM in grain legume production, examining both traditional strategies, such as field and crop management, and advanced monitoring methods, modeling, and molecular methods for effectively managing disease outbreaks.

Through these in-depth reviews, we gain valuable insights into the latest advancements and best practices in crop disease management, empowering farmers and researchers alike to cultivate healthier, more resilient crops and mitigate the impact of devastating diseases.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781801461696