Integrated Control of Rhizoctonia Species

Abstract

The term integrated control began to be used in the 1950’s and from it evolved the term integrated pest management (IPM). Initially it was a concept applied mostly to insect control, born by a desire to rationalize pesticide inputs (Kendrick, 1988). The IPM philosophy has grown to imply more than the application of multiple control methods. Disease monitoring integrated with economic injury thresholds and a detailed knowledge of the pathosystem should be used to plan the rational application of management strategies. Papavizas and Lewis (1979) commented that the literature on integrated management of Rhizoctonia in the field was practically non-existent. Since then many integrated systems have been researched and some are being implemented at the farm level. Integrated Control of Rhizoctonia Species | Request PDF. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/300733108_Integrated_Control_of_Rhizoctonia_Species [accessed Mar 15 2018].