Patterns and drivers of fungal disease communities on Arabica coffee along a management gradient

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 47; pp. 95 - 106
• Main Authors: Zewdie, Beyene, Tack, Ayco J.M., Adugna, Girma, Nemomissa, Sileshi, Hylander, Kristoffer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Armillaria mellea; Armillaria root rot; biodiversity; Co-occurrence; Coffea arabica; Coffee; coffee berry disease; Coffee fungal diseases; Colletotrichum kahawae; Disease community; disease incidence; Ethiopia; farmers; farmers' attitudes; fruit diseases; fungi; Fusarium; genetic variation; Hemileia vastatrix; humans; landscapes; leaf rust; Management gradient; management systems; Plant Ecology; plantations; shade; shrubs; southwestern; Southwestern Ethiopia; understory; vascular wilt; växtekologi; Ethiopia; Disease community; Southwestern Ethiopia; Coffee; Co-occurrence; Coffee fungal diseases; Management gradient

Plants, including those managed by humans, are often attacked by multiple diseases. Yet, most studies focus on single diseases, even if the disease dynamics of multiple species is more interesting from a farmers’ perspective. Moreover, most studies are from single management systems, although it is...