ISHS Acta Horticulturae 213: Recent and Future Developments of the Potato in the World
SOME INTERESTING ASPECTS OF RECENT AND EXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS IN CONTROL OF DISEASES AND PESTS IN NORTH AMERICA |
| Author: | S.A. Slack |
| Abstract:
The past decade has been marked by an explosive growth in technological development and transfer. Specific and sensitive tools for pathogen detection (eg, serodiagnostic, electrophoretic and hybridization assays) have been developed and systematically applied at the basic seed production level. Computer technology, especially microcomputers, has stimulated the cohesive growth and timely application of integrated crop and pest management programs at all levels of potato production. Testing or "truthing" of disease and pest forecast models, particularly as components of plant growth models, is being pursued and will find increasing industry application over the next decade. An increasing emphasis on biocontrol, grounded in the biotechnological advances in plant and microbial genetic engineering, is apparent. The North American potato industry is a "mature" industry with specific market demands. Developments in the coming decade will address profitability and environmental constraints to disease and pest control within the existing production framework. | |
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