Disease Modeling in Hop
Our plant pathology outreach efforts have focused on the development of value-added products for the hop industry. To develop our disease models, we work closely with the Washington State University Agricultural Weather Network (http://weather.wsu.edu). AgWeatherNet is a system of 136 weather stations distributed throughout Washington state but concentrated in the irrigated regions east of the Cascade Mountains. The weather data collected by these remote station are the raw materials that drive an extensive portfolio of crop, pest, and disease models.
Following are a series of "screen shots" from the hop disease forecasting models within AgWeatherNet.
ABOVE: Regional summary of powdery mildew expected in hop on 8-29-11.
ABOVE: A list of fungicides and related information.
ABOVE: Growers can use charts like this to determine appropriate spray intervals based upon their own level of disease pressure.
ABOVE: It's easy (and free) for growers and others to sign up for customized alerts.
ABOVE: An example of a customized alert.
Plant Pathology subpage
This page is designed to provide additional information pursuant to the Plant Pathology component of the overall project discussed on the Washington State University website http://hopmintstress.wsu.edu.
It is not designed to be viewed or utilized independently of that website.
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Poster describing the background and development of disease modeling in hop.
Poster discussing powdery mildrew resistance development through the life cycle of a hop plant.
Users can register for customized alerts at http://www.agalertz.com/ using their choice of technologies
Hop disease modeling is driven by AgWeatherNet data, see http://weather.wsu.edu/