ISHS Acta Horticulturae 808: II International Symposium on Tomato Diseases
CHEMICAL CONTROL OF TOMATO DISEASES IN CHINA |
| Authors: | Laixin Luo, Xili Liu, Pengfei Liu, Hasan Bolkan, Jianqiang Li |
| Keywords: | Phytophthora infestans, Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria solani, Fulvia fulva Clavibacter Ralstonia solanacearum michiganenesis subsp. michiganensis, Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria |
| Abstract:
The history of tomato cultivation in China started with Qing dynasty (1644-1911), when tomato was grown for a long time as an ornamental plant. During the 1950s, the tomato production area expanded rapidly, becoming one of the main vegetables in China. Nowadays, the tomato is planted almost everywhere in China. In 2006, the acreage planted to tomatoes was about 812,600 hectares, harvesting as much as 35,565,000 tons of fruit. Recently, China became one of the most important tomato production and ketchup processing country in the world. It is estimated that in 2006-2007 production season about 30% of the world ketchup was produced in China. It was investigated that there are about 70 different tomato diseases identified in China, in which about 40 of them appear frequently causing significant losses in certain tomato production areas. As one part of the Integrated Pest Management (IMP), chemical control is a necessary approach for disease management in most of tomato production areas in China, because of its high effect and rapidity. | |
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