What is it about?
Diseases cause huge losses to the producitvity and quality of tropical fruits. We explain why pathogens are more damaging in the tropics, and the biological, geographic and socioeconomic reasons why attempts to control these diseases are less successful than in temperate horticulture.
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Why is it important?
We argue that current research into disease management fails to recognise the broader constraints to production, and that a holistic approach working with smallholder farming communities and stakeholders will be much more effective in improving productivity and quality, and ultimately the lives of people dependent on tropical tree crops.
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I have become acutely aware of the frustrations of working as a plant pathologist in tropical horticulture over the past 30 years. In this review we aim to identify some of the reasons why plant disease management in the tropics is often more challenging than just providing a technical solution.
Professor David I Guest
University of Sydney
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This page is a summary of: Fungal and Oomycete Diseases of Tropical Tree Fruit Crops, Annual Review of Phytopathology, August 2016, Annual Reviews,
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080615-095944.
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