Integrated Disease Management Strategies

Abstract

Integrated Disease Management (IDM) has emerged as a comprehensive approach to combating diverse challenges posed by plant diseases, pests, and pathogens in agricultural and natural ecosystems. This abstract provides an overview of IDM strategies, emphasizing their multifaceted nature and the synergy they create between various control methods. IDM encompasses a range of practices, including cultural, biological, chemical, and genetic approaches, tailored to specific pathogens and environments. Cultural practices such as crop rotation, sanitation, and proper irrigation aim to create unfavorable conditions for disease development. Biological control methods utilize natural enemies like predators, parasitoids, and pathogens to suppress pest populations effectively.