Plant Disease Management

Cultural disease management practices are the measures undertaken by humans to prevent and control disease by manipulating plants. In the case of low-return crops, these might be the only forms of disease management that are economically viable. Cultural management can include reducing the amount of initial inoculum, reducing the rate of spread of an established disease, or planting a crop at a site that is not favourable to pathogens because of its altitude, temperature, or water availability.

Managing Nematodes in crops

Nematodes are among the most destructive and problematic pests for growers around the world, severely impacting crop development and yield. This nearly invisible killer affects a variety of crops around the world and is responsible for an estimated $80 to $125 billion of annual plant losses on a worldwide scale. Crops in serious danger include fruiting vegetables, cucurbit crops, carrots, strawberries, tobacco, potato, sugar cane, soybean, leafy vegetables and turf grass, among others.