The impact of fungicide treatment and Integrated Pest Management on barley yields: Analysis of a long term field trials database
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2019.02.010
Abstract: Abstract This paper assesses potential for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques to reduce the need for fungicide use without negatively impacting yields. The impacts of three disease management practices of relevance to broad acre crops… read more here.
Keywords: fungicide use; integrated pest; pest management; long term ... See more keywords
Effects of Agricultural Fungicide Use on Aspergillus fumigatus Abundance, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Population Structure
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02213-20
Abstract: Antibiotic resistance is an increasing threat to human health. In the case of Aspergillus fumigatus, which is an environmental fungus that also causes life-threatening infections in humans, antimicrobial resistance is suggested to arise from fungicide… read more here.
Keywords: application; fungicide use; population; resistance ... See more keywords
Modeling the relationship between estimated fungicide use and disease-associated yield losses of soybean in the United States I: Foliar fungicides vs foliar diseases
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234390
Abstract: Fungicide use in the United States to manage soybean diseases has increased in recent years. The ability of fungicides to reduce disease-associated yield losses varies greatly depending on multiple factors. Nonetheless, historical data are useful… read more here.
Keywords: foliar fungicides; fungicide use; yield; yield losses ... See more keywords
Farmers’ perceptions on tomato early blight, fungicide use factors and awareness of fungicide resistance: Insights from a field survey in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269035
Abstract: Early blight (EB) caused by Alternaria solani is one of the most devastating tomato diseases in Kenya and is most often managed by application of synthetic fungicides. However, there have been reports from farmers about… read more here.
Keywords: farmers perceptions; use factors; fungicide resistance; resistance ... See more keywords