General Principles of Fungicide Resistance Management in ...

General Principles of Fungicide Resistance Management in Commercial Banana Plantation

PRESENTED BY:

BENNY M. CORCOLON Ph.D.

VICE-PRESIDENT RESEARCH INFORMATION AND COMPLIANCE DIVISION TAGUM AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY INC.

PANABO CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION I. INTRODUCTION

II. THE BLACK SIGATOKA DISEASE

III. GENERAL FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

IV. FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE MONITORING

BLACK SIGATOKA DISEASE

> Caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis (syn. Mycosphaerella fijiensis)

> the most damaging and costly disease of banana as its control accounts for 27% of total production cost

> affects the leaves of banana plants, destroying the foliage very rapidly if control measures are not applied.

> Growth and yield are affected because of the reduction in the photosynthetic area

DISTRIBUTION

BLACK SIGATOKA DISEASE LIFE CYCLE

Agrios, 2005

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