A Global Survey on Diseases and Pests in Oilseed Rape—Current Challenges and Innovative Strategies of Control

• Published in: Frontiers in agronomy Vol. 2
• Main Authors: Zheng, Xiaorong, Koopmann, Birger, Ulber, Bernd, von Tiedemann, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 22.10.2020
• Subjects: agronomy; Australia; biological control; Brassica napus; Canada; China; clubroot; crop rotation; cultivars; disease management; Europe; farms; hybrids; India; insect control; insecticides; integrated pest management; landscapes; management strategies; Nematoda; oilseed rape (B. napus L.); pest management; Phoma stem canker disease; profitability; rapeseed; Sclerotinia; soil management; stem rot; surveys; Canada; Australia; China; Europe; India

The introduction of high-yielding and hybrid cultivars and the opening of new markets in the food and feed sector have steadily increased rapeseed production since the 1980s in the main production regions, Canada, Europe, China, India, and Australia. Since the 1990s, however, the average growth rate...