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Fungal diseases constitute one of the biggest groups of foliar pathogens causing immense damage under protected environment. The important fungal diseases include damping-off, crown and root rots, wilts, powdery mildews, downy mildews, Botrytis diseases, Sclerotinia rot, Alternaria diseases, and rust diseases. Proper field sanitation is one of the most important management strategies, since once the buildup of inoculum occurs inside polyhouse, it is very difficult to manage it. The use of disease-resistant varieties, reduced incidence of leaf wetness by staking plants, providing ample spacing between plants to allow for good air movement, and avoiding overhead irrigation also help in disease control. For judicious use, chemicals with least toxicity recommended specially for polyhouse cultivation should be sprayed.
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Reddy, P.P. (2016). Fungal Diseases and Their Management. In: Sustainable Crop Protection under Protected Cultivation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-952-3_12
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