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PLANT PROTECTION 1 – Pests, Diseases and Weeds

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<strong>PLANT</strong> <strong>PROTECTION</strong> 1 – <strong>Pests</strong>, <strong>Diseases</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Weeds</strong><br />

NON-PARASITIC<br />

PESTS<br />

AND<br />

DISEASES<br />

LIVING AGENTS.<br />

Fairy rings in turf grow on organic matter in soil.<br />

NON-LIVING AGENTS.<br />

Environment<br />

Seedling on right is<br />

elongated due to<br />

lack of light<br />

CAUSES & DIAGNOSTICS 388<br />

What are non-parasitic pests <strong>and</strong> diseases? 388<br />

Symptoms <strong>and</strong> damage 389<br />

Diagnostics 389<br />

Examples of non-parasitic problems 390<br />

Living agents 391<br />

Non-living agents 392<br />

Environment 392<br />

Climate change, Salinity 394<br />

Nutrient deficiencies <strong>and</strong> toxicities, pesticide injury, acid soil 395<br />

Pollutants, mechanical injuries 396<br />

Genetic abnormalities 397<br />

Delayed effects, spread, conditions favouring 398<br />

INTEGRATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT (IDM) 399<br />

Control methods 400<br />

Legislation 400<br />

Cultural methods 400<br />

Tolerant varieties 401<br />

Plant quarantine 402<br />

Problem-tested planting material 402<br />

Physical <strong>and</strong> mechanical methods 402<br />

Pesticides <strong>and</strong> other chemicals 402<br />

Plant growth regulators (Table 70) 403<br />

Leaf anti-transpirants, soil wetting agents, water storage (Table 71) 405<br />

REVIEW QUESTIONS & ACTIVITIES 407<br />

SELECTED REFERENCES 408<br />

NON-PARASITIC pests <strong>and</strong> diseases 387

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