Epidemiological Study of Diseases in Horticultural Plants

Dear Colleagues,

Epidemiology studies the progression of diseases in a host population in space and time. Plant epidemics are represented by mathematical and statistical models that allow the effect of the plant (susceptibility), pathogen (inoculum and virulence) and environment (climatic data) to be compared and analyzed on disease progression.

Currently, with the problem of climate change, it is more necessary than ever to evaluate the effects of pathosystem components on risk epidemics and developing diseases. The development of epidemiological studies, with their multidisciplinary nature within phytopathology in agriculture and horticulture, allows for progress in disease control strategies. They also make it possible to determine the most appropriate times for phytosanitary treatments and evaluate the impact of different control measures, which is an essential tool in integrated management programs.

Advances in the field of epidemiology incorporate new knowledge and tools for data collection, processing and analysis to optimize prediction models.

Any contribution to the knowledge of the epidemiology of horticultural diseases in this field is welcome in this Special Issue entitled "Epidemiological Study of Diseases in Horticultural Plants", especially those aimed at new models such as predictive models applied to the description and explanation of the geographical distribution of species and the environmental factors that determine it, and modeling in the function of climate change using new tools.

Dr. Maria Villarino Perez
Dr. Antonieta De Cal
Dr. Joan Segarra
Guest Editors

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• disease intensity
• epidemic models
• pathogen populations
• disease management
• warning systems
• climate change