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- Title
Plant disease management in organic farming systems.
- Authors
van Bruggen, Ariena HC; Gamliel, Abraham; Finckh, Maria R
- Abstract
Organic farming (OF) has significantly increased in importance in recent decades. Disease management in OF is largely based on themaintenance of biological diversity and soil health by balanced crop rotations, including nitrogen-fixing and cover crops, intercrops, additions of manure and compost and reductions in soil tillage. Most soil-borne diseases are naturally suppressed, while foliar diseases can sometimes be problematic. Only when a severe disease outbreak is expected are pesticides used that are approved forOF.Adetailed overviewis given of cultural and biological control measures. Attention is also given to regulated pesticides. We conclude that a systems approach to disease management is required, and that interdisciplinary research is needed to solve lingering disease problems, especially for OF in the tropics. Some of the organic regulations are in need of revision in close collaboration with various stakeholders.
- Subjects
ORGANIC farming; BIODIVERSITY; CROP rotation; AGRICULTURE; BIODYNAMIC agriculture
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2016, Vol 72, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.4145