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Disease epidemiology

  • Disease may be be prevalent in a crop without being detected - true or false?
  • Can disease epidemics in the horticulture be easily controlled?
  • What is a "Latent period" in a disease lifecycle?
  • What are the main types of control and management that can be used in a disease epidemic?

Related download:
pdf file FS4-1DiseaseEpidemiology.pdf


 
 

This factsheet may be cited as:
Anon. Disease epidemiology. NZCGI 15 Aug 2010. (accessed 8 Dec 2025) <http://www.hortinfo.co.nz/factsheets/fs211-168.asp>.

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