ASPECTS OF INTEGRATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR POTATO UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS OF SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF AGRICULTURE OF EUROPE

Abstract

Regulations related to application of plant protection products (PPPs) to crops, especially for potatoes, are becoming stricter in European countries, the range of authorized pesticides (especially toxic WHO classes I and II pesticides) as well as their maximum residual levels (MRLs) in food products being reduced. Due to this, the integrated pest management (IPM) approach is increasingly used in the EU and the UK, making it possible to reduce infection levels in soils and plants whilst providing for a decrease in the sprays and dosages of PPPs, especially when inoculum density is low. As a result, the residual levels of pesticides are reduced in food products. The use of IPM in the EU is based on national IPM plans (national action plans). The present paper provides information on IPM implementation to potatoes.