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Zaman R, Ahmmed ANF. Insights from tuberose farmers: A survey study in Jashore District, Bangladesh. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302841. [PMID: 38701078 PMCID: PMC11068162 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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To obtain information on the cultivation of tuberoses in Bangladesh's Jashore district, a study has been carried out to evaluate the economic and social standing of cultivators and examine the methods employed in production and farmers' attitudes towards field disease. The majority of surveyed farmers were men, aged between 30 and 40 years. Only 7.41% had a high level of education, and most had less than five years of experience in tuberose cultivation. On an annual basis, the total production cost amounted to Tk. 27,200 (bigha/year), yielding a net profit of Tk. 1,20,000 (bigha/year). 31.48% of farmers expressed the belief that diseases affecting tuberose originated from contaminated planting materials. A significant proportion (64.81%) of farmers used PGR to combat diseases affecting tuberose production. Government Agriculture Officers played a crucial role in assisting farmers with knowledge and guidance. Yet, most participants highlighted that the key to preventing diseases lies in the effective application of pesticides. The findings of this study can guide policymakers in implementing measures to enhance tuberose production and fortify the floriculture industry in Bangladesh.
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- Rabita Zaman
- Department of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Xiang H, Lan N, Wang F, Zhao B, Wei H, Zhang J. Reduced pests, improved grain quality and greater total income: benefits of intercropping rice with Pontederia cordata. J Sci Food Agric 2021; 101:5907-5917. [PMID: 33813747 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intercropping, which is growing two or more different crops in the same field simultaneously, is an effective traditional agricultural practice for productivity, resource utilization, and pest control. However, study on intercropping in paddy fields is limited. So in this study, field experiments of 2 years/four seasons (early and late seasons in 2016 and 2017) were conducted to examine the effects of rice-Pontederia cordata intercropping on rice plant growth, pest control, yield, income, and grain quality. RESULTS We found rice-P. cordata intercropping significantly decreased the occurrence of rice diseases and pests, with a 22.0-45.9% reduction in sheath blight and a 33.8-34.4% reduction in leaf folders. The mean land equivalent ratio (LER) (1.09) result indicates that intercropping rice and P. cordata generated positive yield effects. In addition, due to the economic profit from the replacement stripe of P. cordata in the rice paddy field, intercropping rice with P. cordata could greatly enhance farmer income. The average total income of rice intercropped with P. cordata was 2.5-fold higher than that of rice monoculture. Furthermore, intercropping significantly improved grain quality compared with the rice monoculture. It significantly increased the milled rice rate and whole milled rice rate by 11.2% and 12.8%, respectively, but decreased the chalky rice rate by 30.9-39.8% and chalkiness degree by 32.2%. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that rice-P. cordata intercropping provides an environmentally effective way to control rice diseases and pests, results in higher overall productivity and total income, and improves grain quality. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Huimin Xiang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agroecology and Rural Environment of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agroecology and Rural Environment of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agroecology and Rural Environment of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Agroecology and Rural Environment of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Janssen EM, Mourits MCM, Oude Lansink AGJM, van der Fels-Klerx HJ. Incentives to Stimulate European Wheat Farmers to Adapt Their Fusarium Species Mycotoxin Management. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:144. [PMID: 33672902 PMCID: PMC7918326 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13020144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fusarium species infection in wheat can lead to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and contamination with mycotoxins. To fully exploit more recent insights into FHB and mycotoxin management, farmers might need to adapt their agronomic management, which can be stimulated through incentives. This study aimed to identify incentives to stimulate European farmers to adapt their agronomic management to reduce FHB and related mycotoxins in wheat. A questionnaire was distributed among 224 wheat farmers from Italy, the Netherlands, Serbia, and the United Kingdom. Using the respondents' data, Bayesian Network modelling was applied to estimate the probability that farmers would adapt their current agronomic management under eight different incentives given the conditions set by their farm and farmer characteristics. Results show that most farmers would adapt their current agronomic management under the incentives "paid extra when wheat contains low levels of mycotoxins" and "wheat is tested for the presence of mycotoxins for free". The most effective incentive depended on farm and farmer characteristics, such as country, crop type, size of arable land, soil type, education, and mycotoxin knowledge. Insights into the farmer characteristics related to incentives can help stakeholders in the wheat supply chain, such as farmer cooperatives and the government, to design tailor-made incentive plans.
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- Business Economics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, Wageningen, The Netherlands; (E.M.J.); (M.C.M.M.); (A.G.J.M.O.L.)
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Carrière Y, Brown Z, Aglasan S, Dutilleul P, Carroll M, Head G, Tabashnik BE, Jørgensen PS, Carroll SP. Crop rotation mitigates impacts of corn rootworm resistance to transgenic Bt corn. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:18385-18392. [PMID: 32690686 PMCID: PMC7414139 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003604117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Transgenic crops that produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) can suppress pests and reduce insecticide sprays, but their efficacy is reduced when pests evolve resistance. Although farmers plant refuges of non-Bt host plants to delay pest resistance, this tactic has not been sufficient against the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera In the United States, some populations of this devastating pest have rapidly evolved practical resistance to Cry3 toxins and Cry34/35Ab, the only Bt toxins in commercially available corn that kill rootworms. Here, we analyzed data from 2011 to 2016 on Bt corn fields producing Cry3Bb alone that were severely damaged by this pest in 25 crop-reporting districts of Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. The annual mean frequency of these problem fields was 29 fields (range 7 to 70) per million acres of Cry3Bb corn in 2011 to 2013, with a cost of $163 to $227 per damaged acre. The frequency of problem fields declined by 92% in 2014 to 2016 relative to 2011 to 2013 and was negatively associated with rotation of corn with soybean. The effectiveness of corn rotation for mitigating Bt resistance problems did not differ significantly between crop-reporting districts with versus without prevalent rotation-resistant rootworm populations. In some analyses, the frequency of problem fields was positively associated with planting of Cry3 corn and negatively associated with planting of Bt corn producing both a Cry3 toxin and Cry34/35Ab. The results highlight the central role of crop rotation for mitigating impacts of D. v. virgifera resistance to Bt corn.
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- Yves Carrière
- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721;
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- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607
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- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607
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- Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Bayer U.S. Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO 63017
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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Giovani B, Blümel S, Lopian R, Teulon D, Bloem S, Galeano Martínez C, Beltrán Montoya C, Urias Morales CR, Dharmapuri S, Timote V, Horn N, Chouibani M, Mezui M'Ella JG, Herrera V, Castinel A, Goletsos C, Moeller C, Naumann I, Stancanelli G, Bronzwaer S, Tramontini S, MacDonald P, Matheson L, Anthoine G, De Jonghe K, Schenk M, Steinmöller S, Rodriguez E, Cruz ML, Luck J, Fraser G, Brunel S, Montuori M, Fedchock C, Steel E, Pennington HG, Day R, Rossi JP, Xia J. Science diplomacy for plant health. Nat Plants 2020; 6:902-905. [PMID: 32782407 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-0744-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Baldissera Giovani
- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)-Euphresco, Paris, France.
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- Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute for Sustainable Plant Production, Vienna, Austria
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- Food Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
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- Better Border Biosecurity (B3), Plant and Food Research, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO), Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Comite Regional de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur (COSAVE), Dirección de Protección Vegetal, del Servicio Nacional y Sanidad Vegetal y Semillas, Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO), Pacific Community Land Resources Division, Suva, Fiji
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- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)-Euphresco, Paris, France
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- Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO), Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Plant Health Laboratory, Angers, France
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- Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- National Institute for Agriculture and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Oeiras, Portugal
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- Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI), Hort Innovation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Plant Health Australia (PHA), Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), London, UK
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- Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), INRA-Montpellier-CBGP, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
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- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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Bandara AY, Weerasooriya DK, Bradley CA, Allen TW, Esker PD. Dissecting the economic impact of soybean diseases in the United States over two decades. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231141. [PMID: 32240251 PMCID: PMC7117771 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is an economically important commodity for United States agriculture. Nonetheless, the profitability of soybean production has been negatively impacted by soybean diseases. The economic impacts of 23 common soybean diseases were estimated in 28 soybean-producing states in the U.S., from 1996 to 2016 (the entire data set consisted of 13,524 data points). Estimated losses were investigated using a variety of statistical approaches. The main effects of state, year, pre- and post-discovery of soybean rust, region, and zones based on yield, harvest area, and production, were significant on "total economic loss" as a function of diseases. Across states and years, the soybean cyst nematode, charcoal rot, and seedling diseases were the most economically damaging diseases while soybean rust, bacterial blight, and southern blight were the least economically damaging. A significantly greater mean loss (51%) was observed in states/years after the discovery of soybean rust (2004 to 2016) compared to the pre-discovery (1996 to 2003). From 1996 to 2016, the total estimated economic loss due to soybean diseases in the U.S. was $95.48 billion, with $80.89 billion and $14.59 billion accounting for the northern and southern U.S. losses, respectively. Over the entire time period, the average annual economic loss due to soybean diseases in the U.S. reached nearly $4.55 billion, with approximately 85% of the losses occurring in the northern U.S. Low yield/harvest/production zones had significantly lower mean economic losses due to diseases in comparison to high yield/harvest/production zones. This observation was further bolstered by the observed positive linear correlation of mean soybean yield loss (in each state, due to all diseases considered in this study, across 21 years) with the mean state wide soybean production (MT), mean soybean yield (kg ha-1), and mean soybean harvest area (ha). Results of this investigation provide useful insights into how research, policy, and educational efforts should be prioritized in soybean disease management.
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- Ananda Y. Bandara
- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Princeton, KY, United States of America
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- Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America
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Duffeck MR, Dos Santos Alves K, Machado FJ, Esker PD, Del Ponte EM. Modeling Yield Losses and Fungicide Profitability for Managing Fusarium Head Blight in Brazilian Spring Wheat. Phytopathology 2020; 110:370-378. [PMID: 31713459 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-19-0122-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) and wheat yield data were gathered from fungicide trials to explore their relationship. Thirty-seven studies over 9 years and 11 locations met the criteria for inclusion in the analysis: FHB index in the untreated check ≥ 5% and the range of index in a trial ≥ 4 percentage points. These studies were grouped into two baseline yields, low (Yl ≤ 3,631 kg ha-1) or high (Yh > 3,631 kg ha-1), defined based on the median of maximum yields across trials. Attainable (disease-free) yields and FHB index were predicted using a wheat crop and a disease model, respectively, in 280 simulated trials (10 planting dates in a 28-year period, 1980 to 2007) for the Passo Fundo location. The damage coefficient was then used to calculate FHB-induced yield loss (penalizing attainable yield) for each experiment. Losses were compared between periods defined as before and after FHB resurge during the early 1990s. Disease reduction from the use of one or two sprays of a triazole fungicide (tebuconazole) was also simulated, based on previous meta-analytic estimates, and the response in yield was used in a profitability analysis. Population-average intercepts but not the slopes differed significantly between Yl (2,883.6 kg ha-1) and Yh (4,419.5 kg ha-1) baseline yields and the damage coefficients were 1.60%-1 and 1.05%-1, respectively. The magnitudes and trends of simulated yield losses were in general agreement with literature reports. The risk of not offsetting the costs of one or two fungicide sprays was generally higher (>0.75) prior to FHB resurgence but fungicide profitability tended to increase in recent years, depending on the year. Our simulations allowed us to reproduce trends in historical losses, and may be further adjusted to test the effect and profitability of different control measures (host resistance, other fungicides, etc.) on quality parameters such as test weight and mycotoxin contamination, should the information become available.
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A
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Gama AB, Silva Junior GJ, Peres NA, Edwards Molina J, de Lima LM, Amorim L. A Threshold-Based Decision-Support System for Fungicide Applications Provides Cost-Effective Control of Citrus Postbloom Fruit Drop. Plant Dis 2019; 103:2433-2442. [PMID: 31306093 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-19-0068-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Postbloom fruit drop (PFD) of citrus, caused by Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato and C. gloeosporioides sensu lato, is an important disease in the humid tropics of the American continent. PFD mainly affects flowers, on which typical symptoms are characterized by orange-brown lesions with presence of acervuli. The disease has a sporadic occurrence, but preventative fungicide sprays are applied every season. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a fungicide spray strategy for PFD based on a predictive model of C. acutatum conidium germination linked to weather conditions. Fungicide sprays were performed when the model predicted pre-established thresholds of 10, 15, 20, and 25% of germinated spores (T10, T15, T20, and T25, respectively). Five experiments were conducted in two different seasons in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. PFD control efficacy of the threshold-based treatments was compared with a nontreated control and to a calendar-based spray system. Additionally, an economic analysis was performed to assess the gross income revenues of the fungicide spraying strategies. Disease control in plots treated at T10, T15, and T20 was as effective as the calendar-based strategy. The number of fungicide applications was reduced by 33 to 71% when sprays were applied at T15 and T20, and gross income increased or was comparable to that of the other treatments. Therefore, using a conidium germination model with a threshold of 15 or 20% is recommended as a spraying strategy for PFD management in Brazil.
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- Andre B Gama
- Plant Pathology, Universidade de Sao Paulo Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL, U.S.A
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- Plant Pathology, Universidade de Sao Paulo Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Economy, Universidade de Sao Paulo Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Plant Pathology, Universidade de Sao Paulo Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Mottaleb KA, Singh PK, Sonder K, Kruseman G, Erenstein O. Averting wheat blast by implementing a 'wheat holiday': In search of alternative crops in West Bengal, India. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211410. [PMID: 30785905 PMCID: PMC6382110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The emergence of wheat-blast in Bangladesh in the 2015-16 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop threatens the food security of South Asia. A potential spread of the disease from Bangladesh to India could have devastating impacts on India's overall food security as wheat is its second most important staple food crop. West Bengal state in eastern India shares a 2,217 km-long border with Bangladesh and has a similar agro-ecology, enhancing the prospects of the disease entering India via West Bengal. The present study explores the possibility of a 'wheat holiday' policy in the nine border districts of West Bengal. Under the policy, farmers in these districts would stop wheat cultivation for at least two years. The present scoping study assesses the potential economic feasibility of alternative crops to wheat. Of the ten crops considered, maize, gram (chickpea), urad (black gram), rapeseed and mustard, and potatoes are found to be potentially feasible alternative crops. Any crop substitution would need support to ease the transition including addressing the challenges related to the management of alternative crops, ensuring adequate crop combinations and value chain development. Still, as wheat is a major staple, there is some urgency to support further research on disease epidemiology and forecasting, as well as the development and dissemination of blast-resistant wheat varieties across South Asia.
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- Khondoker A. Mottaleb
- Socioeconomics Program, CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), Texcoco, México
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- Geographical Information System Unit, Socioeconomics Program, CIMMYT, Texcoco, Mexico
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- Socioeconomics Program, CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), Texcoco, México
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- Socioeconomics Program, CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), Texcoco, México
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Peronospora sparsa is a downy mildew-causing oomycete that can infect roses, blackberries, and other members of the rose family. During the last 70 years, this disease has become a serious problem for rose growers in the U.S. and worldwide. While much is known about the disease and its treatment, including significant research on molecular identification methods, as well as environmental conditions conducive to disease and the fungicides used to prevent it, significant knowledge gaps remain in our basic comprehension of the pathogen's biology. For example, the degree of genetic relatedness of pathogen isolates collected from rose, caneberries, and cherry laurel has never been examined, and the natural movement of genotypes from host to host is not known. Further work could be done to determine the differences in pathogen population structure over time (using herbarium specimens and fresh collections) or differences in pathogen population structure and pathogen environmental adaptation for specimens from different geographic regions. The oospore stage of the organism is poorly understood, both as to how it forms and whether it serves as an overwintering structure in nurseries and landscapes. In production greenhouses, the detection of the pathogen using infrared thermographic imaging and possible inhibition by ultraviolet light needs to be explored. Further work needs to be done on breeding using wild roses as new sources for resistance and using new methods such as marker assisted selection and RNAi technologies. As roses are one of the most economically important ornamental crops worldwide, a proper understanding of the disease cycle could allow for better use of cultural and chemical controls to manage rose downy mildew in landscapes and in greenhouse and nursery production areas.
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- Catalina Salgado-Salazar
- Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ARS Research Participation Program, Oak Ridge, TN; and The IR4 Project, Rutgers University, Princeton, NJ
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- Foreign Disease/Weed Science Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Frederick, MD
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- Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Cornell University, Long Island, NY
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- Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD
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The effective management of plant diseases is of fundamental importance for food production, forestry, and other plant-derived products, as well as for the sustainability of natural environments. When considering the impact of a plant pathogen, the financial costs incurred by an outbreak usually receive the most focus, but there are other much less understood consequences for the affected society, culture, and environment due to disease. This poorly studied layer of complexity is particularly relevant for emerging outbreaks, of which often only limited knowledge is available to devise management strategies, but decisions and actions must be made quickly. The recent outbreak of a bacterial plant pathogen in Europe illustrates how understanding not only the biology of an emerging pathogen but also the cultural context is critical for effectively communicating and engaging with stakeholders and policy makers in order to implement successful disease control strategies.
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- Rodrigo P. P. Almeida
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Shamoun SF, Rioux D, Callan B, James D, Hamelin RC, Bilodeau GJ, Elliott M, Lévesque CA, Becker E, McKenney D, Pedlar J, Bailey K, Brière SC, Niquidet K, Allen E. An Overview of Canadian Research Activities on Diseases Caused by Phytophthora ramorum: Results, Progress, and Challenges. Plant Dis 2018; 102:1218-1233. [PMID: 30673582 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-17-1730-fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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International trade and travel are the driving forces behind the spread of invasive plant pathogens around the world, and human-mediated movement of plants and plant products is now generally accepted as the primary mode of their introduction, resulting in huge disturbance to ecosystems and severe socio-economic impact. These problems are exacerbated under the present conditions of rapid climatic change. We report an overview of the Canadian research activities on Phytophthora ramorum. Since the first discovery and subsequent eradication of P. ramorum on infected ornamentals in nurseries in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2003, a research team of Canadian government scientists representing the Canadian Forest Service, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada worked together over a 10-year period and have significantly contributed to many aspects of research and risk assessment on this pathogen. The overall objectives of the Canadian research efforts were to gain a better understanding of the molecular diagnostics of P. ramorum, its biology, host-pathogen interactions, and management options. With this information, it was possible to develop pest risk assessments and evaluate the environmental and economic impact and future research needs and challenges relevant to P. ramorum and other emerging forest Phytophthora spp.
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- Simon Francis Shamoun
- Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Pacific Forestry Centre (PFC), Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5, Canada
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- NRCan, CFS, Laurentian Forestry Centre (LFC), P.O. Box 10380, Sainte-Foy, Québec, G1V 4C7, Canada
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Sidney Laboratory, Sidney, BC, V8L 1H3, Canada
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- NRCan, CFS, LFC, P.O. Box 10380, Sainte-Foy, Québec, G1V 4C7, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada
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- NRCan, CFS, Great Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC), Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2E5, Canada
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- NRCan, CFS, Great Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC), Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2E5, Canada
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- CFIA, P.O. Box 11300, Ottawa, ON, K2H 8P9, Canada
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- NRCan, CFS, PFC, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5, Canada
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Ficke A, Cowger C, Bergstrom G, Brodal G. Understanding Yield Loss and Pathogen Biology to Improve Disease Management: Septoria Nodorum Blotch - A Case Study in Wheat. Plant Dis 2018; 102:696-707. [PMID: 30673402 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-17-1375-fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The estimated potential yield losses caused by plant pathogens is up to 16% globally and most research in plant pathology aims to reduce yield loss in our crops directly or indirectly. Yield losses caused by a certain disease depend not only on disease severity, but also on the weather factors, the pathogen's aggressiveness, and the ability of the crop to compensate for reduced photosynthetic area. The yield loss-disease relationship in a certain host-pathogen system might therefore change from year to year, making predictions for yield loss very difficult at the regional or even at the farmer's level. However, estimating yield losses is essential to determine disease management thresholds at which acute control measures such as fungicide applications, or strategic measures such as crop rotation or use of resistant cultivars are economically and environmentally sensible. Legislation in many countries enforces implementation of integrated pest management (IPM), based on economic thresholds at which the costs due to a disease justify the costs for its management. Without a better understanding of the relationship between disease epidemiology and yield loss, we remain insufficiently equipped to design adequate IPM strategies that will be widely adapted in agriculture. Crop loss studies are resource demanding and difficult to interpret for one particular disease, as crops are usually not invaded by only one pest or pathogen at a time. Combining our knowledge on disease epidemiology, crop physiology, yield development, damage mechanisms involved, and the effect of management practices can help us to increase our understanding of the disease-crop loss relationship. The main aim of this paper is to review and analyze the literature on a representative host-pathogen relationship in an important staple food crop to identify knowledge gaps and research areas to better assess yield loss and design management strategies based on economic thresholds.
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- Andrea Ficke
- NIBIO, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, P. O. Box 115, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
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- USDA-ARS, Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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- Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- NIBIO, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, P. O. Box 115, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
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Mongi R, Tongoona P, Shimelis H, Sibiya J. Agronomic Performance and Economics of Yield Loss Associated With Angular Leaf Spot Disease of Common Bean in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Plant Dis 2018; 102:85-90. [PMID: 30673453 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-17-0547-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Angular leaf spot (ALS) caused by Pseudocercospora griseola is among the devastating diseases of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania (SHT). This study was conducted to assess the agronomic performance and economics of yield loss associated with the disease on five bean cultivars that are widely grown by farmers. The cultivars were evaluated in a split plot design with a randomized complete block arrangement during 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. The main plots were two rates of fungicide and a control whereas the subplots consisted of cultivars. Data were collected on disease severity, yield, and yield components. Analysis of variance was done and marginal rate of returns determined using partial budget. Results indicated significant decrease in yields, number of pods, seeds, and seed weight at P < 0.05 for untreated plots. Decreases in yield were associated with ALS disease severity that in turn was influenced by cultivar and rate of fungicide used. Higher grain yield losses of as much as 61% and the lowest marginal rate of returns were recorded for unsprayed plots during heavy rains. Fungicide usage at the recommended rates should be considered during heavy rains and breeding for resistance should be taken as an economical and sustainable strategy for managing the disease.
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- Rose Mongi
- University of KwaZulu-Natal, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and The Uyole Agricultural Research Institute, Mbeya, Tanzania
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- University of KwaZulu-Natal, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- University of KwaZulu-Natal, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- University of KwaZulu-Natal, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Vanneste JL. The Scientific, Economic, and Social Impacts of the New Zealand Outbreak of Bacterial Canker of Kiwifruit (Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae). Annu Rev Phytopathol 2017; 55:377-399. [PMID: 28613977 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The introduction of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) severely damaged the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, which in 2010 was based on only two cultivars. Despite an extraordinarily quick and strong response by industry, government, and scientists to minimize the economic and social impacts, the economic consequences of this outbreak were severe. Although our understanding of Psa epidemiology and control methods increased substantively over the past six years, the kiwifruit industry largely recovered because of the introduction of a less-susceptible yellow-fleshed cultivar. The New Zealand population of Psa is clonal but has evolved rapidly since its introduction by exchanging mobile genetic elements, including integrative conjugative elements (ICEs), with the local bacterial populations. In some cases, this has led to copper resistance. It is currently believed that the center of origin of the pathogen is Japan or Korea, but biovar 3, which is responsible for the global outbreak, originated in China.
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- Joel L Vanneste
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Hamilton 3214, New Zealand;
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The tropics produce a range of fruit from tree crops that cannot be grown in colder climates. Bananas, mangos, several nuts, spices, coffee, and cacao are widely traded and much sought after around the world. However, the sustainable production of these tropical tree fruit crops faces significant challenges. Among these, losses due to pests and diseases play a large part in reducing yields, quality, and profitability. Using bananas and cacao as key examples, we outline some of the reasons fungal and oomycete diseases cause such significant losses to tropical tree crops. Cultivation of monocultures derived from limited genetic diversity, environmental conditions conducive for disease development, high levels of disease incidence and severity, a lack of disease resistance in planting materials, shortages of labor, and inadequate infrastructure and investment pose significant challenges, especially for smallholder producers. The expansion of travel and trade has given rise to emerging infectious plant diseases that add further insecurity and pressure. We conclude that holistic actions are needed on multiple fronts to address the growing problem of disease in tropical fruit tree crops.
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- André Drenth
- Centre for Plant Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia;
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Arthur AL, Hoffmann AA, Umina PA. Challenges in devising economic spray thresholds for a major pest of Australian canola, the redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor). Pest Manag Sci 2015; 71:1462-1470. [PMID: 25472683 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND A key component for spray decision-making in IPM programmes is the establishment of economic injury levels (EILs) and economic thresholds (ETs). We aimed to establish an EIL for the redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor Tucker) on canola. RESULTS Complex interactions between mite numbers, feeding damage and plant recovery were found, highlighting the challenges in linking H. destructor numbers to yield. A guide of 10 mites plant(-1) was established at the first-true-leaf stage; however, simple relationships were not evident at other crop development stages, making it difficult to establish reliable EILs based on mite number. Yield was, however, strongly associated with plant damage and plant densities, reflecting the impact of mite feeding damage and indicating a plant-based alternative for establishing thresholds for H. destructor. Drawing on data from multiple field trials, we show that plant densities below 30-40 plants m(-2) could be used as a proxy for mite damage when reliable estimates of mite densities are not possible. CONCLUSION This plant-based threshold provides a practical tool that avoids the difficulties of accurately estimating mite densities. The approach may be applicable to other situations where production conditions are unpredictable and interactions between pests and plant hosts are complex.
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- Aston L Arthur
- Department of Zoology, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Cesar, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Ainembabazi JH, Tripathi L, Rusike J, Abdoulaye T, Manyong V. Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment of Genetically Modified Banana Resistant to Xanthomonas Wilt in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138998. [PMID: 26414379 PMCID: PMC4587572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Credible empirical evidence is scanty on the social implications of genetically modified (GM) crops in Africa, especially on vegetatively propagated crops. Little is known about the future success of introducing GM technologies into staple crops such as bananas, which are widely produced and consumed in the Great Lakes Region of Africa (GLA). GM banana has a potential to control the destructive banana Xanthomonas wilt disease. Objective To gain a better understanding of future adoption and consumption of GM banana in the GLA countries which are yet to permit the production of GM crops; specifically, to evaluate the potential economic impacts of GM cultivars resistant to banana Xanthomonas wilt disease. Data Sources The paper uses data collected from farmers, traders, agricultural extension agents and key informants in the GLA. Analysis We analyze the perceptions of the respondents about the adoption and consumption of GM crop. Economic surplus model is used to determine future economic benefits and costs of producing GM banana. Results On the release of GM banana for commercialization, the expected initial adoption rate ranges from 21 to 70%, while the ceiling adoption rate is up to 100%. Investment in the development of GM banana is economically viable. However, aggregate benefits vary substantially across the target countries ranging from US$ 20 million to 953 million, highest in countries where disease incidence and production losses are high, ranging from 51 to 83% of production. Conclusion The findings support investment in the development of GM banana resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease. The main beneficiaries of this technology development are farmers and consumers, although the latter benefit more than the former from reduced prices. Designing a participatory breeding program involving farmers and consumers signifies the successful adoption and consumption of GM banana in the target countries.
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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The introduction of invasive species causes damages from the economic and ecological point of view. Interception of plant pests and eradication of the established populations are two management options to prevent or limit the risk posed by an invasive species. Management options generate costs related to the interception at the point of entry, and the detection and eradication of established field populations. Risk managers have to decide how to allocate resources between interception, field detection, containment, and eradication minimizing the expected total costs. In this work is considered an optimization problem aiming at determining the optimal allocation of resources to minimize the expected total costs of the introduction of Bemisia tabaci-transmitted viruses in Europe. The optimization problem takes into account a probabilistic model for the estimation of the percentage of viruliferous insect populations arriving through the trade of commodities, and a population dynamics model describing the process of the vector populations' establishment and spread. The time of field detection of viruliferous insect populations is considered as a random variable. The solution of the optimization problem allows to determine the optimal allocation of the search effort between interception and detection/eradication. The behavior of the search effort as a function of efficacy or search in interception and in detection is then analyzed. The importance of the vector population growth rate and the probability of virus establishment are also considered in the analysis of the optimization problem.
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- DMMT, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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Wyenandt CA, Simon JE, Pyne RM, Homa K, McGrath MT, Zhang S, Raid RN, Ma LJ, Wick R, Guo L, Madeiras A. Basil Downy Mildew (Peronospora belbahrii): Discoveries and Challenges Relative to Its Control. Phytopathology 2015; 105:885-94. [PMID: 25894318 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-15-0032-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Basil (Ocimum spp.) is one of the most economically important and widely grown herbs in the world. Basil downy mildew, caused by Peronospora belbahrii, has become an important disease in sweet basil (O. basilicum) production worldwide in the past decade. Global sweet basil production is at significant risk to basil downy mildew because of the lack of genetic resistance and the ability of the pathogen to be distributed on infested seed. Controlling the disease is challenging and consequently many crops have been lost. In the past few years, plant breeding efforts have been made to identify germplasm that can be used to introduce downy mildew resistance genes into commercial sweet basils while ensuring that resistant plants have the correct phenotype, aroma, and tastes needed for market acceptability. Fungicide efficacy studies have been conducted to evaluate current and newly developed conventional and organic fungicides for its management with limited success. This review explores the current efforts and progress being made in understanding basil downy mildew and its control.
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- Christian A Wyenandt
- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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- First author, second, third, and fourth authors: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Bridgeton, NJ 08302; fifth author: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, NY 11901; sixth author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead 33031; seventh author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade 33430; eighth and tenth authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033; and ninth and eleventh authors: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01033
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Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the world's most valuable primary agricultural commodities. Exported fruit are key commodities in several producing countries yet make up less than 15% of the total annual output of 145 million metric tons (MMT). Transnational exporters market fruit of the Cavendish cultivars, which are usually produced in large plantations with fixed infrastructures and high inputs of fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation. In contrast, smallholders grow diverse cultivars, often for domestic markets, with minimal inputs. Diseases are serious constraints for export as well as smallholder production. Although black leaf streak disease (BLSD), which is present throughout Asian, African, and American production areas, is a primary global concern, other diseases with limited distributions, notably tropical race 4 of Fusarium wilt, rival its impact. Here, we summarize recent developments on the most significant of these problems.
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Park RF, Golegaonkar PG, Derevnina L, Sandhu KS, Karaoglu H, Elmansour HM, Dracatos PM, Singh D. Leaf rust of cultivated barley: pathology and control. Annu Rev Phytopathol 2015; 53:565-89. [PMID: 26047566 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080614-120324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Leaf rust of barley is caused by the macrocyclic, heteroecious rust pathogen Puccinia hordei, with aecia reported from selected species of the genera Ornithogalum, Leopoldia, and Dipcadi, and uredinia and telia occurring on Hordeum vulgare, H. vulgare ssp. spontaneum, Hordeum bulbosum, and Hordeum murinum, on which distinct parasitic specialization occurs. Although Puccinia hordei is sporadic in its occurrence, it is probably the most common and widely distributed rust disease of barley. Leaf rust has increased in importance in recent decades in temperate barley-growing regions, presumably because of more intensive agricultural practices. Although total crop loss does not occur, under epidemic conditions yield reductions of up to 62% have been reported in susceptible varieties. Leaf rust is primarily controlled by the use of resistant cultivars, and, to date, 21 seedling resistance genes and two adult plant resistance (APR) genes have been identified. Virulence has been detected for most seedling resistance genes but is unknown for the APR genes Rph20 and Rph23. Other potentially new sources of APR have been reported, and additivity has been described for some of these resistances. Approaches to achieving durable resistance to leaf rust in barley are discussed.
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- Robert F Park
- Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty, The University of Sydney, Narellan, NSW 2567, Australia;
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Cunniffe NJ, Laranjeira FF, Neri FM, DeSimone RE, Gilligan CA. Cost-effective control of plant disease when epidemiological knowledge is incomplete: modelling Bahia bark scaling of citrus. PLoS Comput Biol 2014; 10:e1003753. [PMID: 25102099 PMCID: PMC4125052 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A spatially-explicit, stochastic model is developed for Bahia bark scaling, a threat to citrus production in north-eastern Brazil, and is used to assess epidemiological principles underlying the cost-effectiveness of disease control strategies. The model is fitted via Markov chain Monte Carlo with data augmentation to snapshots of disease spread derived from a previously-reported multi-year experiment. Goodness-of-fit tests strongly supported the fit of the model, even though the detailed etiology of the disease is unknown and was not explicitly included in the model. Key epidemiological parameters including the infection rate, incubation period and scale of dispersal are estimated from the spread data. This allows us to scale-up the experimental results to predict the effect of the level of initial inoculum on disease progression in a typically-sized citrus grove. The efficacies of two cultural control measures are assessed: altering the spacing of host plants, and roguing symptomatic trees. Reducing planting density can slow disease spread significantly if the distance between hosts is sufficiently large. However, low density groves have fewer plants per hectare. The optimum density of productive plants is therefore recovered at an intermediate host spacing. Roguing, even when detection of symptomatic plants is imperfect, can lead to very effective control. However, scouting for disease symptoms incurs a cost. We use the model to balance the cost of scouting against the number of plants lost to disease, and show how to determine a roguing schedule that optimises profit. The trade-offs underlying the two optima we identify-the optimal host spacing and the optimal roguing schedule-are applicable to many pathosystems. Our work demonstrates how a carefully parameterised mathematical model can be used to find these optima. It also illustrates how mathematical models can be used in even this most challenging of situations in which the underlying epidemiology is ill-understood.
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- Nik J. Cunniffe
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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The design of durable and sustainable strategies for the control of plant diseases is not possible without due consideration of landscape structure and economic factors. However, many studies on control strategies of plant infestation have overlooked these considerations. In this paper, we address the problem of how best to deploy resources for the control of disease outbreaks during a single agricultural season. We consider a spatial model for the spread of a plant pathogen over an agricultural region, and model the effect of control on disease dynamics. We associate with a control strategy a 'costs function' that balances amount invested for treatment to the cost incurred by disease infestation. Our objective is to minimize the level of disease infestation and the effort of control. We prove the existence of a solution to the optimal control problem, and devise a numerical algorithm to compute it. We present results of our numerical studies, and show that the solution depends on the interplay between economic and epidemiological factors, as well as the nature of the control agent.
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- Martial L Ndeffo Mbah
- Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA and Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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Stansly PA, Arevalo HA, Qureshi JA, Jones MM, Hendricks K, Roberts PD, Roka FM. Vector control and foliar nutrition to maintain economic sustainability of bearing citrus in Florida groves affected by huanglongbing. Pest Manag Sci 2014; 70:415-26. [PMID: 23666807 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2012] [Revised: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening is a bacterial disease vectored by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) causing tree decline, and yield loss. Vector control and foliar nutrition are used in Florida to slow the spread of HLB and mitigate debilitating effects of the disease. A four year replicated field study was initiated February 2008 in a 5.2-ha commercial block of young 'Valencia' orange trees employing a factorial design to evaluate individual and compound effects of vector management and foliar nutrition. Insecticides were sprayed during tree dormancy and when psyllid populations exceeded a nominal threshold. A mixture consisting primarily of micro- and macro-nutrients was applied three times a year corresponding to the principal foliar flushes. RESULTS Differences in ACP numbers from five- to 13-fold were maintained in insecticide treated and untreated plots. Incidence of HLB estimated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), rose from 30% at the beginning of the study to 95% in only 18 months. Highest yields all four years were seen from trees receiving both foliar nutrition and vector control. Production for these trees in the fourth year was close to the pre-HLB regional average for 10 year old 'Valencia' on 'Swingle'. Nevertheless, at current juice prices, the extra revenue generated from the combined insecticide and nutritional treatment did not cover the added treatment costs. CONCLUSIONS This experiment demonstrated that vector control, especially when combined with enhanced foliar nutrition, could significantly increase yields in a citrus orchard with high incidence of HLB. Economic thresholds for both insecticide and nutrient applications are needed under different market and environmental conditions.
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- Philip A Stansly
- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida/IFAS, Immokalee, FL, USA
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Stef R, Grozea I, Puia C, Carabet A, Vlad M, Manea D. THE EFFECT OF SEED TREATMENT ON THE MAIN PATHOGENS PRESENT IN WHEAT AGROECOSYSTEMS. Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 2014; 79:473-479. [PMID: 26080483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L.) from Poaceae family is affected by many diseases that cause yield losses. The present paper addresses a topic of economic, agrotechnics and social importance of wheat crop (occupying the first place among the Romanian cultivated crop, feeding 35 to 40% of world population). The study had as main objective product testing like Yunta 246 FS (imidacloprid 233 g/l + tebuconazol 13 g/l), Team Micorriza Plus (Glomus intraradices 150 spore/g + Glomus mosseae 150 spore/g + organic matter 56% and Rhizosphere Bacteria 107 UFC/g) and Condor (Trichoderma spp. 1 x 109 spore/g + Glomus sp. 10 spore/g + Rhizosphere Bacteria 1 x 107 UFC/g and organic matter 7%) applied in the pathosystem wheat/pathogens. The research was conducted in the western part of Romania, in 2010-2012, experience was placed after Latin rectangle method with 10 variants (they are different by product and dose applied) and the data were statistically interpreted. Results showed the presence of pathogens Septoria tritici, Drechslera tritici repentis and Drechslera teres in experimental variants. Statistical analysis showed that the most effective chemical mixture was imidacloprid + tebuconazol at the highest dose tested (3 l/t). Regarding the non-chemical product testing, the product Condor gave positive results. The highest values of quality parameters (protein and gluten) were obtained in the variants treated with Yunta 246 FS.
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Borah BK, Sharma S, Kant R, Johnson AMA, Saigopal DVR, Dasgupta I. Bacilliform DNA-containing plant viruses in the tropics: commonalities within a genetically diverse group. Mol Plant Pathol 2013; 14:759-71. [PMID: 23763585 PMCID: PMC6638767 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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UNLABELLED Plant viruses, possessing a bacilliform shape and containing double-stranded DNA, are emerging as important pathogens in a number of agricultural and horticultural crops in the tropics. They have been reported from a large number of countries in African and Asian continents, as well as from islands from the Pacific region. The viruses, belonging to two genera, Badnavirus and Tungrovirus, within the family Caulimoviridae, have genomes displaying a common plan, yet are highly variable, sometimes even between isolates of the same virus. In this article, we summarize the current knowledge with a view to revealing the common features embedded within the genetic diversity of this group of viruses. TAXONOMY Virus; order Unassigned; family Caulimoviridae; genera Badnavirus and Tungrovirus; species Banana streak viruses, Bougainvillea spectabilis chlorotic vein banding virus, Cacao swollen shoot virus, Citrus yellow mosaic badnavirus, Dioscorea bacilliform viruses, Rice tungro bacilliform virus, Sugarcane bacilliform viruses and Taro bacilliform virus. MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Bacilliform in shape; length, 60-900 nm; width, 35-50 nm; circular double-stranded DNA of approximately 7.5 kbp with one or more single-stranded discontinuities. HOST RANGE Each virus generally limited to its own host, including banana, bougainvillea, black pepper, cacao, citrus species, Dioscorea alata, rice, sugarcane and taro. DISEASE SYMPTOMS Foliar streaking in banana and sugarcane, swelling of shoots in cacao, yellow mosaic in leaves and stems in citrus, brown spot in the tubers in yam and yellow-orange discoloration and stunting in rice. USEFUL WEBSITES http://www.dpvweb.net.
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- Basanta K Borah
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Delhi University South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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Long P, Huang H, Liao X, Fu Z, Zheng H, Chen A, Chen C. Mechanism and capacities of reducing ecological cost through rice-duck cultivation. J Sci Food Agric 2013; 93:2881-2891. [PMID: 23703299 PMCID: PMC3842831 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rice-duck cultivation is the essence of Chinese traditional agriculture. A scientific assessment of the mechanism and its capacity is of theoretical significance and practical value in improving modern agricultural technology. RESULTS The duck's secretions, excreta and their treading, pecking and predation decrease the occurrence of plant diseases, pests and weeds, enrich species diversity and improve the field environment. The rice-duck intergrowth system effectively prevents rice planthoppers and rice leafhoppers. The control effects can be up to 98.47% and 100% respectively; it also has effects on the control of Chilo suppressalis, Tryporyza incertulas and the rice leafrollers. Notable control results are found on sheath blight, while the effects on other diseases are about 50%. Harm from weeds is placed under primary control; prevention of weeds is sequenced by broadleaf weeds > sedge weeds > Gramineae weeds. Contents of soil organic matter, N, P and K are improved by the system; nutrient utilization is accelerated, resulting in decreased fertilizer application. Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 1-2% and duck fodder is saved in this system. There is also an obvious economic benefit. CONCLUSION Compared to conventional rice cultivation, rice-duck cultivation shows great benefits to ecologic cost and economic income.
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- Pan Long
- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
- College of Agronomy and Biotech, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
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- Key Laboratory of Multi-cropping Cultivation and Farming System (Ministry of Agriculture), Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
- College of Biosafety Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
- Key Laboratory of Multi-cropping Cultivation and Farming System (Ministry of Agriculture), Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
- Key Laboratory of Multi-cropping Cultivation and Farming System (Ministry of Agriculture), Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
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- Agricultural Bureau of Ningxiang County, Soil and Fertilizer Workstation410128, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
- Key Laboratory of Multi-cropping Cultivation and Farming System (Ministry of Agriculture), Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, 410128, China
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Bennett JC, Diggle A, Evans F, Renton M. Assessing eradication strategies for rain-splashed and wind-dispersed crop diseases. Pest Manag Sci 2013; 69:955-963. [PMID: 23355345 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The eradicability of rain-splashed crop diseases was examined by modelling the spread of lupin anthracnose over a spatially heterogeneous landscape. Two hypotheses were investigated: (i) in most cases, rain-splashed diseases are unlikely to be eradicable because spread will be too extensive by the time the disease is detected; (ii) there are recognisable characteristics of an incursion that can be used to identify cases when the disease will be eradicable. RESULTS Results indicate that the eradication of a rain-splashed crop disease is heavily dependent on the surveillance effort, on how detectable the disease is and on whether there are susceptible hosts outside the cropping area. These simple indicators can be used to estimate the potential for success of an eradication scheme. Eradication targeting only the crop area is destined to fail, unless it is certain that no susceptible host lies adjacent to the cropping area. CONCLUSION A failed eradication attempt can be costly, and a simple set of indicators for the likelihood of success is extremely useful. These indicators can aid decision-makers when faced with a new incursion, identifying when there is little hope of success. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- James C Bennett
- The Satellite Positioning for Atmosphere, Climate and Environment SPACE Research Centre, School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Te Beest DE, Paveley ND, Shaw MW, van den Bosch F. Accounting for the economic risk caused by variation in disease severity in fungicide dose decisions, exemplified for Mycosphaerella graminicola on winter wheat. Phytopathology 2013; 103:666-672. [PMID: 23384861 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-12-0119-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A method is presented to calculate economic optimum fungicide doses accounting for the risk aversion of growers responding to variability in disease severity between crops. Simple dose-response and disease-yield loss functions are used to estimate net disease-related costs (fungicide cost plus disease-induced yield loss) as a function of dose and untreated severity. With fairly general assumptions about the shapes of the probability distribution of disease severity and the other functions involved, we show that a choice of fungicide dose which minimizes net costs, on average, across seasons results in occasional large net costs caused by inadequate control in high disease seasons. This may be unacceptable to a grower with limited capital. A risk-averse grower can choose to reduce the size and frequency of such losses by applying a higher dose as insurance. For example, a grower may decide to accept "high-loss" years 1 year in 10 or 1 year in 20 (i.e., specifying a proportion of years in which disease severity and net costs will be above a specified level). Our analysis shows that taking into account disease severity variation and risk aversion will usually increase the dose applied by an economically rational grower. The analysis is illustrated with data on Septoria tritici leaf blotch of wheat caused by Mycosphaerella graminicola. Observations from untreated field plots at sites across England over 3 years were used to estimate the probability distribution of disease severities at mid-grain filling. In the absence of a fully reliable disease forecasting scheme, reducing the frequency of high-loss years requires substantially higher doses to be applied to all crops. Disease-resistant cultivars reduce both the optimal dose at all levels of risk and the disease-related costs at all doses.
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- D E Te Beest
- Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Rothamsted Reseach, Harpenden, Herfordshire, UK
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Rodrigues JCV, Childers CC. Brevipalpus mites (Acari: Tenuipalpidae): vectors of invasive, non-systemic cytoplasmic and nuclear viruses in plants. Exp Appl Acarol 2013; 59:165-175. [PMID: 23203501 PMCID: PMC3545198 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-012-9632-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Multi-directional interactions occur among plant hosts, Brevipalpus mites and the plant viruses they transmit. Such interactions should be considered when evaluating the severity of a disease such as citrus leprosis. The current understanding of Brevipalpus-transmitted viruses relies on the capability of the vector to transmit the disease, the persistence of the virus in the host plant and the ability of the disease to spread. Previously, we discussed the Citrus leprosis virus (CiLV) and its importance and spread over the past decade into new areas of South and Central America, most recently into southern Mexico and Belize. Here, we address key questions to better understand the biology of the mite vector, fitness costs, and the peculiarities of Brevipalpus mite reproduction, virus survival, transmissibility and spread, and the expansion of the host plant range of Brevipalpus species vectoring the disease.
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- Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues
- Crops and AgroEnvironmental Sciences Department, Agricultural Experimental Station-Río Piedras, University of Puerto Rico, 1193 Calle Guayacan, San Juan, PR 00926, USA.
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Zhao L, Cheng J, Hao X, Tian X, Wu Y. Rapid detection of tobacco viruses by reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification. Arch Virol 2012; 157:2291-8. [PMID: 22886186 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1441-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Tobacco viruses may cause a wide range of diseases that heavily reduce tobacco quality and yield worldwide. In order to detect viral diseases in tobacco fields, a one-step reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) method was established. Nucleotide amplification could be observed clearly after adding SYBR Green I, within 60 min under isothermal conditions, at 63-65 °C with a set of primers targeting the viral coat protein (CP) genes of tobacco viruses including cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), potato virus Y (PVY), tobacco etch virus (TEV), tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and tobacco vein banding mosaic virus (TVBMV). This method has high specificity and sensitivity. The sensitivity of the RT-LAMP was 10 to 100 times higher than that of the conventional RT-PCR method. The RT-LAMP assay was proven reliable for virus diagnosis of tobacco samples from the field.
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- Lei Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Integrated Pest Management on Crop in Northwestern Loess Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China
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LeBude AV, White SA, Fulcher AF, Frank S, Klingeman Iii WE, Chong JH, Chappell MR, Windham A, Braman K, Hale F, Dunwell W, Williams-Woodward J, Ivors K, Adkins C, Neal J. Assessing the integrated pest management practices of southeastern US ornamental nursery operations. Pest Manag Sci 2012; 68:1278-1288. [PMID: 22517784 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Southern Nursery Integrated Pest Management (SNIPM) working group surveyed ornamental nursery crop growers in the southeastern United States to determine their pest management practices. Respondents answered questions about monitoring practices for insects, diseases and weeds, prevention techniques, intervention decisions, concerns about IPM and educational opportunities. Survey respondents were categorized into three groups based on IPM knowledge and pest management practices adopted. RESULTS The three groups differed in the use of standardized sampling plans for scouting pests, in monitoring techniques, e.g. sticky cards, phenology and growing degree days, in record-keeping, in the use of spot-spraying and in the number of samples sent to a diagnostic clinic for identification and management recommendation. CONCLUSIONS Stronger emphasis is needed on deliberate scouting techniques and tools to monitor pest populations to provide earlier pest detection and greater flexibility of management options. Most respondents thought that IPM was effective and beneficial for both the environment and employees, but had concerns about the ability of natural enemies to control insect pests, and about the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to chemical controls. Research and field demonstration is needed for selecting appropriate natural enemies for augmentative biological control. Two groups utilized cooperative extension almost exclusively, which would be an avenue for educating those respondents.
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- Anthony V LeBude
- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Mills River, NC, USA.
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Cruz AF, Hamel C, Yang C, Matsubara T, Gan Y, Singh AK, Kuwada K, Ishii T. Phytochemicals to suppress Fusarium head blight in wheat-chickpea rotation. Phytochemistry 2012; 78:72-80. [PMID: 22520499 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 11/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fusarium diseases cause major economic losses in wheat-based crop rotations. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) in wheat and rotation crops, such as chickpea, may negatively impact pathogenic Fusarium. Using the headspace GC-MS method, 16 VOC were found in greenhouse-grown wheat leaves: dimethylamine, 2-methyl-1-propanol, octanoic acid-ethyl ester, acetic acid, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, nonanoic acid-ethyl ester, nonanol, N-ethyl-benzenamine, naphthalene, butylated hydroxytoluene, dimethoxy methane, phenol, 3-methyl-phenol, 3,4-dimethoxy-phenol, 2,4-bis (1,1-dimethyethyl)-phenol, and 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane; and 10 VOC in field-grown chickpea leaves: ethanol, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, trans-2-hexen-1-ol, trans-2-hexenal, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, 3-methyl-benzaldehyde and naphthalene. Also found was 1-penten-3-ol in chickpea roots and in the root nodules of two of the three cultivars tested. Chickpea VOC production pattern was related (P=0.023) to Ascochyta blight severity, suggesting that 1-penten-3-ol and cis-3-hexen-1-ol were induced by Ascochyta rabiei. Bioassays conducted in Petri plates established that chickpea-produced VOC used in isolation were generally more potent against Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium avenaceum than wheat-produced VOC, except for 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, which was rare in wheat and toxic to both Fusarium and tetraploid wheat. Whereas exposure to 1-penten-3-ol and 2-methyl-1-propanol could suppress radial growth by over 50% and octanoic acid-ethyl ester, nonanol, and nonanoic acid-ethyl ester had only weak effects, F. graminearum and F. avenaceum growth was completely inhibited by exposure to trans-2-hexenal, trans-2-hexen-1-ol, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, and 1-hexanol. Among these VOC, trans-2-hexenal and 1-hexanol protected wheat seedlings against F. avenaceum and F. graminearum, respectively, in a controlled condition experiment. Genetic variation in the production of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, a potent VOC produced in low amount by wheat, suggests the possibility of selecting Fusarium resistance in wheat on the basis of leaf VOC concentration. Results also suggests that the level of Fusarium inoculum in chickpea-wheat rotation systems may be reduced by growing chickpea genotypes with high root and shoot levels of trans-2-hexen-1-ol and 1-hexanol.
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- Andre F Cruz
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
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Breukers A, van Asseldonk M, Bremmer J, Beekman V. Understanding growers' decisions to manage invasive pathogens at the farm level. Phytopathology 2012; 102:609-619. [PMID: 22397409 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-06-11-0178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Globalization causes plant production systems to be increasingly threatened by invasive pests and pathogens. Much research is devoted to support management of these risks. Yet, the role of growers' perceptions and behavior in risk management has remained insufficiently analyzed. This article aims to fill this gap by addressing risk management of invasive pathogens from a sociopsychological perspective. An analytical framework based on the Theory of Planned Behavior was used to explain growers' decisions on voluntary risk management measures. Survey information from 303 Dutch horticultural growers was statistically analyzed, including regression and cluster analysis. It appeared that growers were generally willing to apply risk management measures, and that poor risk management was mainly due to perceived barriers, such as high costs and doubts regarding efficacy of management measures. The management measures applied varied considerably among growers, depending on production sector and farm-specific circumstances. Growers' risk perception was found to play a role in their risk management, although the causal relation remained unclear. These results underscore the need to apply a holistic perspective to farm level management of invasive pathogen risk, considering the entire package of management measures and accounting for sector- and farm-specific circumstances. Moreover, they demonstrate that invasive pathogen risk management can benefit from a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates growers' perceptions and behavior.
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- Annemarie Breukers
- LEI, part of Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Accurate plant disease diagnoses and rapid detection and identification of plant pathogens are of utmost importance for controlling plant diseases and mitigating the economic losses they incur. Technological advances have increasingly simplified the tools available for the identification of pathogens to the extent that, in some cases, this can be done directly by growers and producers themselves. Commercially available immunoprinting kits and lateral flow devices (LFDs) for detection of selected plant pathogens are among the first tools of what can be considered grower-friendly pathogen monitoring methods. Research efforts, spurned on by point-of-care needs in the medical field, are paving the way for the further development of on-the-spot diagnostics and multiplex technologies in plant pathology. Grower-friendly methods need to be practical, robust, readily available, and cost-effective. Such methods are not restricted to on-the-spot testing but extend to laboratory services, which are sometimes more practicable for growers, extension agents, regulators, and other users of diagnostic tests.
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- Solke H De Boer
- Charlottetown Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 5T1 Canada.
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Hamada MS, Yin Y, Chen H, Ma Z. The escalating threat of Rhizoctonia cerealis, the causal agent of sharp eyespot in wheat. Pest Manag Sci 2011; 67:1411-9. [PMID: 21726039 DOI: 10.1002/ps.2236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2011] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Rhizoctonia cerealis, the causal agent of sharp eyespot on wheat, was not considered to be an important pathogen for many years. Recently, the disease has become endemic in many countries except for South America. The disease has created a new threat to world wheat production because the damage of wheat sharp eyespot has become increasingly severe. In this paper, previous studies on this pathogen, including the disease geographical distribution, pathogen identification, life cycle, symptoms, favourable environmental conditions, effects on wheat yield and control strategy, are reviewed. Such information will be helpful in management of sharp eyespot.
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- Mohamed Sobhy Hamada
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Kovacs KF, Mercader RJ, Haight RG, Siegert NW, McCullough DG, Liebhold AM. The influence of satellite populations of emerald ash borer on projected economic costs in U.S. communities, 2010-2020. J Environ Manage 2011; 92:2170-2181. [PMID: 21546148 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 03/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The invasion spread of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is characterized by the formation of satellite populations that expand and coalesce with the continuously invading population front. As of January 2010, satellite infestations have been detected in 13 states and two Canadian provinces. Understanding how newly established satellite populations may affect economic costs can help program managers to justify and design prevention and control strategies. We estimate the economic costs caused by EAB for the 10-yr period from 2010 to 2020 for scenarios of fewer EAB satellite populations than those found from 2005 to 2010 and slower expansion of satellite populations found in 2009. We measure the projected discounted cost of treatment, removal, and replacement of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) growing in managed landscapes in U.S. communities. Estimated costs for the base scenario with the full complement of satellites in 2005-2010 and no program to mitigate spread is $12.5 billion. Fewer EAB satellites from 2005 to 2010 delay economic costs of $1.0 to 7.4 billion. Slower expansion of 2009 satellite populations delays economic costs of $0.1 to 0.7 billion. Satellite populations that are both distant from the core EAB infestation and close to large urban areas caused more economic costs in our simulations than did other satellites. Our estimates of delayed economic costs suggest that spending on activities that prevent establishment of new satellite EAB populations or slow expansion of existing populations can be cost-effective and that continued research on the cost and effectiveness of prevention and control activities is warranted.
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- Kent F Kovacs
- Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108-6040, USA.
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Mills P, Dehnen-Schmutz K, Ilbery B, Jeger M, Jones G, Little R, MacLeod A, Parker S, Pautasso M, Pietravalle S, Maye D. Integrating natural and social science perspectives on plant disease risk, management and policy formulation. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2011; 366:2035-44. [PMID: 21624923 PMCID: PMC3130393 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Plant diseases threaten both food security and the botanical diversity of natural ecosystems. Substantial research effort is focused on pathogen detection and control, with detailed risk management available for many plant diseases. Risk can be assessed using analytical techniques that account for disease pressure both spatially and temporally. We suggest that such technical assessments of disease risk may not provide an adequate guide to the strategies undertaken by growers and government to manage plant disease. Instead, risk-management strategies need to account more fully for intuitive and normative responses that act to balance conflicting interests between stakeholder organizations concerned with plant diseases within the managed and natural environments. Modes of effective engagement between policy makers and stakeholders are explored in the paper, together with an assessment of such engagement in two case studies of contemporary non-indigenous diseases in one food and in one non-food sector. Finally, a model is proposed for greater integration of stakeholders in policy decisions.
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- Peter Mills
- Warwick HRI, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK.
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McRoberts N, Hall C, Madden LV, Hughes G. Perceptions of disease risk: from social construction of subjective judgments to rational decision making. Phytopathology 2011; 101:654-665. [PMID: 21405993 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-10-0126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Many factors influence how people form risk perceptions. Farmers' perceptions of risk and levels of risk aversion impact on decision-making about such things as technology adoption and disease management practices. Irrespective of the underlying factors that affect risk perceptions, those perceptions can be summarized by variables capturing impact and uncertainty components of risk. We discuss a new framework that has the subjective probability of disease and the cost of decision errors as its central features, which might allow a better integration of social science and epidemiology, to the benefit of plant disease management. By focusing on the probability and cost (or impact) dimensions of risk, the framework integrates research from the social sciences, economics, decision theory, and epidemiology. In particular, we review some useful properties of expected regret and skill value, two measures of expected cost that are particularly useful in the evaluation of decision tools. We highlight decision-theoretic constraints on the usefulness of decision tools that may partly explain cases of failure of adoption. We extend this analysis by considering information-theoretic criteria that link model complexity and relative performance and which might explain why users reject forecasters that impose even moderate increases in the complexity of decision making despite improvements in performance or accept very simple decision tools that have relatively poor performance.
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- N McRoberts
- Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8751, USA.
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Gent DH, De Wolf E, Pethybridge SJ. Perceptions of risk, risk aversion, and barriers to adoption of decision support systems and integrated pest management: an introduction. Phytopathology 2011; 101:640-3. [PMID: 21117876 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-10-0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Rational management of plant diseases, both economically and environmentally, involves assessing risks and the costs associated with both correct and incorrect tactical management decisions to determine when control measures are warranted. Decision support systems can help to inform users of plant disease risk and thus assist in accurately targeting events critical for management. However, in many instances adoption of these systems for use in routine disease management has been perceived as slow. The under-utilization of some decision support systems is likely due to both technical and perception constraints that have not been addressed adequately during development and implementation phases. Growers' perceptions of risk and their aversion to these perceived risks can be reasons for the "slow" uptake of decision support systems and, more broadly, integrated pest management (IPM). Decision theory provides some tools that may assist in quantifying and incorporating subjective and/or measured probabilities of disease occurrence or crop loss into decision support systems. Incorporation of subjective probabilities into IPM recommendations may be one means to reduce grower uncertainty and improve trust of these systems because management recommendations could be explicitly informed by growers' perceptions of risk and economic utility. Ultimately though, we suggest that an appropriate measure of the value and impact of decision support systems is grower education that enables more skillful and informed management decisions independent of consultation of the support tool outputs.
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- David H Gent
- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, and Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Kovacs K, Václavík T, Haight RG, Pang A, Cunniffe NJ, Gilligan CA, Meentemeyer RK. Predicting the economic costs and property value losses attributed to sudden oak death damage in California (2010-2020). J Environ Manage 2011; 92:1292-1302. [PMID: 21224033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2010] [Revised: 12/11/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Phytophthora ramorum, cause of sudden oak death, is a quarantined, non-native, invasive forest pathogen resulting in substantial mortality in coastal live oak (Quercus agrifolia) and several other related tree species on the Pacific Coast of the United States. We estimate the discounted cost of oak treatment, removal, and replacement on developed land in California communities using simulations of P. ramorum spread and infection risk over the next decade (2010-2020). An estimated 734 thousand oak trees occur on developed land in communities in the analysis area. The simulations predict an expanding sudden oak death (SOD) infestation that will likely encompass most of northwestern California and warrant treatment, removal, and replacement of more than 10 thousand oak trees with discounted cost of $7.5 million. In addition, we estimate the discounted property losses to single family homes of $135 million. Expanding the land base to include developed land outside as well as inside communities doubles the estimates of the number of oak trees killed and the associated costs and losses. The predicted costs and property value losses are substantial, but many of the damages in urban areas (e.g. potential losses from increased fire and safety risks of the dead trees and the loss of ecosystem service values) are not included.
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- Kent Kovacs
- Department of Applied Economics and Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
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Haight RG, Homans FR, Horie T, Mehta SV, Smith DJ, Venette RC. Assessing the cost of an invasive forest pathogen: a case study with oak wilt. Environ Manage 2011; 47:506-517. [PMID: 21331653 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9624-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Economic assessment of damage caused by invasive alien species provides useful information to consider when determining whether management programs should be established, modified, or discontinued. We estimate the baseline economic damage from an invasive alien pathogen, Ceratocystis fagacearum, a fungus that causes oak wilt, which is a significant disease of oaks (Quercus spp.) in the central United States. We focus on Anoka County, Minnesota, a 1,156 km(2) mostly urban county in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan region. We develop a landscape-level model of oak wilt spread that accounts for underground and overland pathogen transmission. We predict the economic damage of tree mortality from oak wilt spread in the absence of management during the period 2007-2016. Our metric of economic damage is removal cost, which is one component of the total economic loss from tree mortality. We estimate that Anoka County has 5.92 million oak trees and 885 active oak wilt pockets covering 5.47 km(2) in 2007. The likelihood that landowners remove infected oaks varies by land use and ranges from 86% on developed land to 57% on forest land. Over the next decade, depending on the rates of oak wilt pocket establishment and expansion, 76-266 thousand trees will be infected with discounted removal cost of $18-60 million. Although our predictions of removal costs are substantial, they are lower bounds on the total economic loss from tree mortality because we do not estimate economic losses from reduced services and increased hazards. Our predictions suggest that there are significant economic benefits, in terms of damage reduction, from preventing new pocket establishment or slowing the radial growth of existing pockets.
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- Robert G Haight
- U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, 1992 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.
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Peed M. We have no bananas: can scientists defeat a devastating blight? New Yorker 2011:28-34. [PMID: 21717800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Wenneker M, Janse JD, De Bruine JA. Bacterial canker of plum trees, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pathovars, as a serious threat for plum production in the Netherlands. Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 2011; 76:575-578. [PMID: 22702175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In the Netherlands, bacterial canker in plum trees (Prunus domestica) is a serious and recent problem in plum production. It is caused by Pseudomonas syringae pathovars syringae and morsprunorum. The trunks of the affected plum trees are girdled by bacterial cankers resulting in sudden death of infected trees in 3-4 years after planting. Disease incidences can be very high, and sometimes complete orchards have to be removed. Recently, plum cultivation in the Netherlands has changed from a relatively extensive into an intensive cultivation. However, due to the risks of losses of trees due to bacterial canker, growers are reluctant to plant new plum orchards. In general nurseries and fruit growers are not familiar with bacterial diseases and lack knowledge in order to prevent infections. Therefore, control strategies to manage plum decline have to be developed.
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- M Wenneker
- Applied Plant Research, Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 200, 6670 AE Zetten, The Netherlands.
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It is easy to understand why regions that produce very fine goods such as port wine tend to conceal technological and scientific inputs and praise the uniqueness of the terroir. This paper suggests that, during the last decades of the nineteenth century, viticulture in the Douro region of Portugal was as much a product of soil, local farming traditions, and individual entrepreneurship as it was of modern state science and national politics for agricultural improvement. the unprecedented public projects of building a railroad and fighting phylloxera permanently changed the land of port wine. Moreover, those engineering practices of rationalization, simplification, and standardization that were inscribed on Douro's landscape proved essential for the Portuguese experience of modernization and nation-building.
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Ndeffo Mbah ML, Gilligan CA. Balancing detection and eradication for control of epidemics: sudden oak death in mixed-species stands. PLoS One 2010; 5:e12317. [PMID: 20856850 PMCID: PMC2939030 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Culling of infected individuals is a widely used measure for the control of several plant and animal pathogens but culling first requires detection of often cryptically-infected hosts. In this paper, we address the problem of how to allocate resources between detection and culling when the budget for disease management is limited. The results are generic but we motivate the problem for the control of a botanical epidemic in a natural ecosystem: sudden oak death in mixed evergreen forests in coastal California, in which species composition is generally dominated by a spreader species (bay laurel) and a second host species (coast live oak) that is an epidemiological dead-end in that it does not transmit infection but which is frequently a target for preservation. Using a combination of an epidemiological model for two host species with a common pathogen together with optimal control theory we address the problem of how to balance the allocation of resources for detection and epidemic control in order to preserve both host species in the ecosystem. Contrary to simple expectations our results show that an intermediate level of detection is optimal. Low levels of detection, characteristic of low effort expended on searching and detection of diseased trees, and high detection levels, exemplified by the deployment of large amounts of resources to identify diseased trees, fail to bring the epidemic under control. Importantly, we show that a slight change in the balance between the resources allocated to detection and those allocated to control may lead to drastic inefficiencies in control strategies. The results hold when quarantine is introduced to reduce the ingress of infected material into the region of interest.
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Navia D, Ochoa R, Welbourn C, Ferragut F. Adventive eriophyoid mites: a global review of their impact, pathways, prevention and challenges. Exp Appl Acarol 2010; 51:225-55. [PMID: 19844795 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9327-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 10/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Eriophyoids have high potential as adventive mite species (AMS) because their small size make them difficult to detect, and can be easily distributed in world trade. Economic, social and environmental impact from adventive eriophyoid mites has been significant. Considerable attention has been given to adventive insect species while adventive mites have received little attention and little information is available for eriophyoids. This paper summarizes information on adventive eriophyoid mites, their impact, and the history of some important invasions. The status of adventive species of eriophyoids introduced as biological control agents of weeds is presented. A list of eriophyoid mites reported as invasive species worldwide is given. Pathways of concern and biosecurity actions to reduce the risk of eriophyoid mites are discussed. The need to raise public awareness of the risk and importance of these tiny organisms as AMS is emphasized. Scientific and technical challenges to deal with adventive eriophyoids are discussed.
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- Denise Navia
- Laboratório de Quarentena Vegetal, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, CP 02372, Brasília, DF 70.770-900, Brasil.
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