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Research Project: Sustainable Production and Pest Management Practices for Nursery, Greenhouse, and Protected Culture Crops

Location: Application Technology Research

Title: Disease management, updating disease plans by prioritizing resources can aid growers in reducing or preventing losses

Author
item Testen, Anna

Submitted to: Trade Journal Publication
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/5/2024
Publication Date: 11/1/2024
Citation: Testen, A.L. 2024. Disease management, updating disease plans by prioritizing resources can aid growers in reducing or preventing losses. Vegatable Growers News. November 2024. Pgs 40-41.

Interpretive Summary: Vegetable growers often struggle with plant diseases and need to plan for managing these diseases. In this article, key aspects of managing plant diseases are reviewed with a focus on helping growers ensure that plans are in place before diseases occur. Growers must correctly identify diseases, prioritize diseases, select a variety of disease management tactics and document the success of these tactics. The practical advice given in this article should aid growers in making disease management decisions, reducing the impacts of diseases on their vegetable crops.

Technical Abstract: Vegetable growers often struggle with plant diseases and need to plan for managing these diseases. In this article, key aspects of managing plant diseases are reviewed with a focus on helping growers ensure that plans are in place before diseases occur. Growers must correctly identify diseases, prioritize diseases, select a variety of disease management tactics and document the success of these tactics. The practical advice given in this article should aid growers in making disease management decisions, reducing the impacts of diseases on their vegetable crops.