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Integrated Pest Management of Horticultural Crops
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Integrated Pest Management of Horticultural Crops

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 6636

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Marco Valerio Rossi Stacconi

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College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Horticulture – Agriculture & Life Science bldg 4017, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Interests: biological control; IPM; insect chemical ecology; behavioral manipulation; insect functional anatomy; sensory physiology
Dr. Sara ruschioni

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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 10-60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: crop protection; pest management; agricultural entomology; chemical ecology; insect behavior; insect morphology; electrophysiology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

A whole-system approach that integrates preventive and corrective measures is key to reducing environmental risks associated with pest management. In this framework, integrated pest management (IPM) programs have a proven track record of significantly reducing the use of pesticides, while minimizing hazards to human health and improving environmental quality and integrity. An IPM program evaluates the potential interactions among various control techniques, environmental factors and cultural practices in relation to the biology and ecology of the pest to be controlled and the phenology of the crop to be protected. This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research on integrated pest management of horticultural crops as well to explore the methodologies of innovative forthcoming control tactics. Submissions should summarize key findings and discuss applications to horticultural systems. As a part of the same Special Issue, the journal is seeking papers that will contribute to the ongoing scholarly debate regarding the development and use of scientific methods to review research on IPM techniques, including but not limited to pest monitoring, preventive cultural practices, mechanical, behavioral, and biological control techniques. Special attention will be given to pests that represent emerging threats and require the most urgent risk analysis to implement preventive measures and to perform eradication and management measures.

Dr. Marco Valerio Rossi Stacconi
Dr. Sara ruschioni
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agronomy is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Integrated pest control
  • Ecology
  • Alternatives
  • System approaches
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Pesticide
  • Biological control
  • Cultural practices
  • Monitoring

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Modification of the TOMCAST Model with Aerobiological Data for Management of Potato Early Blight
by Laura Meno, Olga Escuredo, Maria Shantal Rodríguez-Flores and Maria Carmen Seijo
Agronomy 2020, 10(12), 1872; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10121872 - 27 Nov 2020
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The present study focuses on establishing thresholds of weather variables for predict early blight in potato crops. For this, the TOMCAST model was adjusted using weather variables and Alternaria conidia levels (mainly A. solani and A. alternata) during six growing seasons in [...] Read more.
The present study focuses on establishing thresholds of weather variables for predict early blight in potato crops. For this, the TOMCAST model was adjusted using weather variables and Alternaria conidia levels (mainly A. solani and A. alternata) during six growing seasons in A Limia (Northwest Spain). TOMCAST for the effective management of early blight considers leaf wetness and air temperature to calculate daily severity values (DSVs). Spearman correlations between temperature (minimum and average), mean temperature during leaf wetness period and Alternaria concentration showed the highest positive significant coefficients (0.386, 0.230 and 0.372, respectively; p < 0.01). Specifically, Alternaria levels higher than 50 spores/m3 were found the days with air mean temperature above 18 °C, more than 7 h of leaf wetness. Leaf wetness was decisive to estimate the concentration of Alternaria, resulting in a significant linear regression model (R2 = 0.41; p < 0.001). TOMCAST was adapted to the area, considering 10 °C the minimum threshold for the mean value of temperature during the wet period and 10–15 accumulated disease severity values (DSV). Using TOMCAST, it was possible to predict the first Alternaria peak in most of potato growing seasons. Combining aerobiological and meteorological data to control fungal diseases during crops are a useful tool for sustainable agriculture. Full article
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Yeasts Associated with the Olive Fruit Fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) Lead to New Attractants
by Elda Vitanović, Julian M. Lopez, Jeffrey R. Aldrich, Maja Jukić Špika, Kyria Boundy-Mills and Frank G. Zalom
Agronomy 2020, 10(10), 1501; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10101501 - 02 Oct 2020
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The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae Rossi) is the primary insect pest in all olive-growing regions worldwide. New integrated pest management (IPM) techniques are needed for B. oleae to mitigate reliance on pesticides used for its control which can result in negative [...] Read more.
The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae Rossi) is the primary insect pest in all olive-growing regions worldwide. New integrated pest management (IPM) techniques are needed for B. oleae to mitigate reliance on pesticides used for its control which can result in negative environmental impacts. More effective lures for monitoring olive flies would help to know when and where direct chemical applications are required. The aim of this research was to find new, more effective methods for B. oleae detection and monitoring. Twelve insect-associated yeasts were selected and tested as living cultures in McPhail traps for the attraction of olive flies. Certain yeasts were more attractive than others to B. oleae; specifically, Kuraishia capsulata, Lachancea thermotolerans, Peterozyma xylosa, Scheffersomyces ergatensis, and Nakazawae ernobii, than the industry-standard dried torula yeast (Cyberlindnera jadinii; syn. Candida utilis). The attractiveness of dry, inactive (i.e., non-living) formulations of these five yeasts was also tested in the field. Inactive formulations of K. capsulata, P. xylosa, N. ernobii, and L. thermotolerans were significantly more attractive to B. oleae than commercially available torula yeast. Green lacewing, Chrysoperla comanche (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), adults were incidentally caught in traps baited with the live yeast cultures. This is the first field study that compares olive fly attraction to yeast species other than torula yeast. Commercialization of yeasts that are more attractive than the torula standard would improve monitoring and associated control of the olive fruit fly. Full article
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