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Disease management strategies using organic fungicides bp69w purdue extension although few homeowners grow their own wheat, sulfur can be a preventive fungicide against powdery mildew, rose black spot, rusts, and other diseases. Plant pathology remains a small and largely invisible discipline to the general public, and a loss of critical mass in plant pathology is an increasing trend throughout the landgrant system gadoury et al. Integrated pest and disease management in horticultural. Postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables and their. Diseases of horticultural crops and their management free download as pdf file. The role of postharvest management in assuring the quality and safety horticultural crops 3 figure 1. Common diseases of vegetable crops and their management olufemi j. With the changing climate, horticultural crops have become vulnerable to hazards of pests and diseases, playing a major role in causing threat to food security.