PASSWORD: Pest and disease mAnagement System Supporting Winter Oilseed Rape Decisions
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PASSWORD
philosophy
DSS elements:
Pests
Phoma
Light Leaf Spot
Fungicide
effects
Consortium area (secure)
The development of this integrated, holistic decision support system for pests and diseases of Winter Oilseed Rape is progressing rapidly.
The disease component will include forecasting, at the start of the growing season, risk of severe epidemics of stem canker and light leaf spot in different regions of the UK.
Development of the system will rely on the modelling of existing epidemiological data using empirical and simulation approaches to produce crop-specific disease forecasts. Forecasts for these two diseases will be integrated with an existing DSS for pests (DORIS) to give growers and advisors up-to-date risk assessment information throughout the growing season.
