A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain

The incidence of peach powdery mildew (PPM) on fruit was monitored in commercial peach orchards to i) describe the disease progress in relation to several environmental parameters and ii) establish an operating threshold to initiate a fungicide spray program based on accumulated degree-day (ADD) dat...

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Autores principales: Marimón, Neus, Eduardo, Iban, Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín, Vicent, Antonio, Luque, Jordi
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Publicado: The American Phytopathological Society (APS) 2020
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6675
https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2130-RE
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author Marimón, Neus
Eduardo, Iban
Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín
Vicent, Antonio
Luque, Jordi
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Luque, Jordi
Marimón, Neus
Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín
Vicent, Antonio
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description The incidence of peach powdery mildew (PPM) on fruit was monitored in commercial peach orchards to i) describe the disease progress in relation to several environmental parameters and ii) establish an operating threshold to initiate a fungicide spray program based on accumulated degree-day (ADD) data. A beta-regression model for disease incidence showed a substantial contribution of the random effects orchard and year, whereas relevant fixed effects corresponded to ADD, wetness duration, and ADD considering vapor pressure deficit and rain. When beta-regression models were fitted for each orchard and year considering only ADD, disease onset was observed at 242 ± 13 ADD and symptoms did not develop further after 484 ± 42 ADD. An operating threshold to initiate fungicide applications was established at 220 ADD, coinciding with a PPM incidence in fruit around 0.05. A validation was further conducted by comparing PPM incidence in i) a standard, calendar-based program, ii) a program with applications initiated at 220 ADD, and iii) a nontreated control. A statistically relevant reduction in disease incidence in fruit was obtained with both fungicide programs, from 0.244 recorded in the control to 0.073 with the 220-ADD alert program, and 0.049 with the standard program. The 220-ADD alert program resulted in 33% reduction in fungicide applications.
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spelling ReDivia66752025-04-25T14:47:37Z A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain Marimón, Neus Eduardo, Iban Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín Vicent, Antonio Luque, Jordi Beta regression Podosphaera pannosa H20 Plant diseases Disease control Epidemiology Prunus persica The incidence of peach powdery mildew (PPM) on fruit was monitored in commercial peach orchards to i) describe the disease progress in relation to several environmental parameters and ii) establish an operating threshold to initiate a fungicide spray program based on accumulated degree-day (ADD) data. A beta-regression model for disease incidence showed a substantial contribution of the random effects orchard and year, whereas relevant fixed effects corresponded to ADD, wetness duration, and ADD considering vapor pressure deficit and rain. When beta-regression models were fitted for each orchard and year considering only ADD, disease onset was observed at 242 ± 13 ADD and symptoms did not develop further after 484 ± 42 ADD. An operating threshold to initiate fungicide applications was established at 220 ADD, coinciding with a PPM incidence in fruit around 0.05. A validation was further conducted by comparing PPM incidence in i) a standard, calendar-based program, ii) a program with applications initiated at 220 ADD, and iii) a nontreated control. A statistically relevant reduction in disease incidence in fruit was obtained with both fungicide programs, from 0.244 recorded in the control to 0.073 with the 220-ADD alert program, and 0.049 with the standard program. The 220-ADD alert program resulted in 33% reduction in fungicide applications. 2020-10-21T07:23:42Z 2020-10-21T07:23:42Z 2020 article publishedVersion Marimon, N., Eduardo, I., Martínez-Minaya, J., Vicente, A., & Luque, J. (2020). A decision support system based on degree-days to initiate fungicide spray programs for peach powdery mildew in Catalonia, Spain. Plant Disease, 104(9), 2418-2425. 0191-2917 1943-7692 (e-ISSN) http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6675 10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2130-RE https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2130-RE en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ closedAccess The American Phytopathological Society (APS) electronico
spellingShingle Beta regression
Podosphaera pannosa
H20 Plant diseases
Disease control
Epidemiology
Prunus persica
Marimón, Neus
Eduardo, Iban
Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín
Vicent, Antonio
Luque, Jordi
A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain
title A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain
title_full A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain
title_fullStr A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain
title_full_unstemmed A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain
title_short A Decision Support System Based on Degree-Days to Initiate Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Powdery Mildew in Catalonia, Spain
title_sort decision support system based on degree days to initiate fungicide spray programs for peach powdery mildew in catalonia spain
topic Beta regression
Podosphaera pannosa
H20 Plant diseases
Disease control
Epidemiology
Prunus persica
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6675
https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2130-RE
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