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fungicides on plants, triggering more frequent applications. Biological
control of pathogens will also be difficult in climate change scenarios as
microbial population is greatly influenced by changes in temperature and
moisture regimes As a result in some cases antagonistic organisms may
out-compete pathogens while in others pathogens may be favored.
15.7 CONCLUSIONS
Climate change is not an isolated issue, but it is addition to several prob-
lems already faced in agriculture. There are various scenarios on the con-
sequences of climate change. If the annual number of days of active veg-
etation (with temperature above 5°C) within the 100year period will be
increased which also influenced increased the rate of infection of foliar
diseases, which also increased the load of pesticides in protection of fo-
liar diseases earlier than in the past or to increase the number of pesticide
treatments. In the era of climate change, diagnostics of pests and diseases
and capacity building of farmers, extension and even research personnel
for adaptation to changed pest scenario under future climates assumes sig-
nificance, wherein Integrated Crop management in Private Public Partner-
ship mode could be very effective. Today's challenge is to 'produce more
from less.' Farmers' decisions are of vital importance for good yields of
crops. Forecasted weather products and area-wide weather networks are
becoming more prevalent. Accurate information concerning possible yield
losses due to occurrence of a pest is needed by growers or plant protec-
tion specialists to decide on cost-effective control measures. Thus, future
research and education in Crop Protection in every part of India including
the Eastern Plateau and Hill region, does need to address the issue of fu-
ture climates in disease-pest management.
KEYWORDS
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Climate Change
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Elevated CO
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Elevated Temperature
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Environment
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Moisture Change
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Plant Pathogen
