ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the following recommendations that are a synthesis of practices that might be utilized by both modern and traditional farmers for the management of plant diseases. Some of the recommendations are as follows. Some diseases are suppressed by shade, whereas others increase in importance under shade. The use of antagonistic plants should be considered for the management of nematodes and other soilborne pathogens. The use of seed beds, and the subsequent transplanting of carefully selected healthy seedlings, is a useful practice for many crops. Fallow periods are often beneficial in reducing losses from plant diseases, especially soilborne diseases. For disease management, fallowing is generally more effective in combination with rotations. Both dry and flood fallowing should be considered in planning plant disease management. The use of drying agents for crop storage and natural or non-toxic pesticides for control of insect vectors and pathogens are effective techniques of traditional farmers.
