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Optimization of Solutions for the One Plant Protection Problem

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Plant protection problems are simulated by a system of ordinary differential equations with given initial conditions. The sensitivity and resistance of pathogen subpopulations to fungicide mixtures, fungicide weathering, plant growth, etc. are taken into consideration. The system of equations is solved numerically for each set of initial conditions and parameters of the disease and fungicide applications. Optimization algorithms were investigated and a computer program was developed for optimization of these solutions. 14 typical cases of the disease were simulated and optimized in order to determine optimal fungicide treatments. The optimized strategy for fungicide application differs considerably from the commonly used method and seems to be an important new principle in plant protection. The approach developed in this study may be useful for a wide spectrum of purposes in the simulation of leaf diseases. It may also help the biologist to decrease or pinpoint experimental work and analyze its results and is perspective for plant disease control.

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  1. Department of Geography, Bar-Ilan University, 52 900 Ramat-Gan, Israel

    E. Kelman

  2. Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, 52 900 Ramat-Gan, Israel

    R.S. Levy & Y. Levy

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Kelman, E., Levy, R. & Levy, Y. Optimization of Solutions for the One Plant Protection Problem. Acta Biotheor 49, 61–71 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010293826427

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