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Wheat is one of the world’s most important crops and is a staple ingredient in the diets of millions of people around the world. However, it’s been estimated that around 20% of global wheat yields are lost to pests and diseases each year. As the agricultural sector faces growing pressure to reduce its reliance on chemical inputs, the development of integrated disease management programmes is gaining momentum as a sustainable alternative.
Advances in integrated wheat disease management provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in understanding and monitoring major diseases affecting wheat, as well as methods for developing fungal and bacterial disease-resistant wheat varieties. The book also reviews the range of integrated management techniques used to prevent and/or control disease outbreaks, such as the use of bioprotectants, intercropping and crop rotations.
The book builds on a successful earlier volume published by Burleigh Dodds Science: Integrated disease management of wheat and barley (2018).
Part 1 Understanding and monitoring wheat diseases
- 1.Trends in wheat diseases: Helen Eyles, University of Exeter, UK;
- 2.Understanding wheat disease life cycles: Kelsey Anderson Onofre, Kansas State University, USA;
- 3.Sensing technologies to identify diseases in wheat: Yao Xia, Nanjing Agricultural University, China;
- 4.Developments in rapid in-field testing of diseases in wheat: Ruijie Deng, Sichuan University, China;
- 5.Disease modelling/forecasting of diseases in wheat: Paul Esker, Pennsylvania State University, USA;
- 6.Disease monitoring/surveillance programmes to identify diseases in wheat: Darcy Telenko, Purdue University, USA;
- 7.On-farm disease scouting and identification of diseases in wheat: Alyssa Koehler Betts, University of Delaware, USA;
Part 2 The challenge of fungicide resistance
- 8.Trends in cereal fungicide resistance: Gerd Stammler, BASF SE, Germany;
- 9.Cereal fungicide resistance mechanisms: Nichola Hawkins, NIAB, UK;
- 10.Strategies for minimising cereal fungicide resistance: Andreas Mehl, Bayer Crop Science, Canada;
- 11.Developments in precision application of fungicides in cereals: Milos Zaric, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA;
- 12.Minimising the environmental impact of cereal fungicide application: Meriem Aoun, Oklahoma State University, USA;
Part 3 Integrated management techniques
- 13.Assessing varietal resistance to disease in wheat: Angela Feechan, University College Dublin, Ireland;
- 14.Chemical treatments for disease control in wheat: Darcy Telenko, Purdue University, USA;
- 15.Bioprotectants for disease control in wheat: Sabrina Sarrocco, University of Pisa, Italy;
- 16.Agronomic practices to prevent/manage wheat diseases: soil management: Niels Maywald, University of Hohenheim, Germany;
- 17.Agronomic practices to prevent/manage wheat diseases: increasing spatial diversity: Christina Cowger, North Carolina State University, USA;
- 18.Agronomic practices to prevent/manage wheat diseases: increasing temporal diversity: Dauri J. Tessmann, The State University of Maringá, Brazil;
- 19.Integrating multiple techniques to manage wheat diseases: Stephen Wegulo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA;
Part 4 Developing more disease-resistant wheat varieties
- 20.Methods for developing fungal disease-resistant wheat varieties: Thomas Miedaner, University of Hohenheim, Germany;
- 21.Methods for developing viral disease-resistant wheat varieties: Hermann Buerstmayr, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria;
- 22.Methods for developing bacterial disease-resistant wheat varieties: María Verónica Fumero, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina;