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Farmers’ knowledge and management of potato late blight in Peruvian highlands: implications for an integrated disease management program

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Title Farmers’ knowledge and management of potato late blight in Peruvian highlands: implications for an integrated disease management program
 
Creator Pérez, W.
Arias, R.
Barreto, M.
Sanabria, K.
Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
 
Subject potatoes
phytophthora infestans
fungicides
farmers
 
Description Using a semi-structured questionnaire, 1198 Peruvian farmers were interviewed on their knowledge about late blight (LB) and its current management practices. Farmers overwhelmingly considered LB as the main foliar constraint in both potato growing areas. However, most farmers considered the interaction of a rainfall, sunny and foggy days as the cause of the disease and only few mentioned to a “fungi”. The main method to control LB is the use of fungicides, but some of them use insecticides, foliar fertilizers, hormones, and commercial leach. Commonly, the first fungicide spray is at plant emergence and then applications between 7 and 8 days. Fungicides based on cymoxanil and mancozeb were the most used in both areas, however, farmers mix until 5 pesticides at the same time. Over dosage or under dosage are common among farmers, which follow indications of pesticide sellers or use their own criteria. Farmers overwhelmingly no distinguished different levels of susceptibility among Peruvian potato varieties. To improve farmers’ capacities for better management of LB, is necessary to change pesticide-handling practices, promote the use of resistant varieties and use of other complementary control practices, through of an intensive, participatory training, which requires the support and involvement of key stakeholders, including agrochemicals companies, farmers, national and international R&D organizations, donors, governments, and NGOs.
 
Date 2018
2018-09-09T18:40:21Z
2018-09-09T18:40:21Z
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier Perez, W.; Arias, R.; Barreto, M.; Sanabria, K.; Andrade-Piedra, J.L. 2018. Farmers’ knowledge and management of potato late blight in Peruvian highlands: implications for an integrated disease management program. 11. International Congress of Plant Pathology. Boston (USA). 29 Jul - 03 Aug 2018. 1 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97104
http://www.icpp2018.org
 
Language en
 
Rights Limited Access
 
Format 1 p.
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