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Salomon, Maria VictoriaAuthorVilardell, PereAuthorCabrefiga, JordiCorresponding Author

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January 6, 2025
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Control of Apple Scab in Commercial Orchards Through Primary Inoculum Management

Publicated to: Agriculture-Basel. 14 (12): 2125- - 2024-11-23 14(12), DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14122125

Authors:

Boualleg, Noure Jihan; Salomon, Maria Victoria; Vilardell, Pere; Aramburu, Borja; Cabrefiga, Jordi
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IRTA, Sustainable Plant Protect, La Tallada Demporda 17134, Catalonia, Spain - Author
Producció Vegetal. IRTA Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentarias - Author
Protecció Vegetal Sostenible . IRTA Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentarias - Author
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Abstract

Apple scab, caused by Venturia inaequalis, is one of the most important diseases in apples in all production regions and its sustainable control is still a challenge. The aim of this work was to optimize the control of apple scab through different environmentally friendly inoculum management strategies, specifically the removal of fallen leaves in winter and the treatment of ground leaves with the biological agent Trichoderma asperellum (T34 BIOCONTROL (R)) to inhibit or prevent inoculum development in commercial orchards. The results obtained from 4 years of trials in commercial orchards demonstrated that the combination of fungicide treatments and leaf litter management, particularly through aspiration, significantly reduced the development of apple scab in comparison with strategies commonly used by growers that are based solely on fungicide application. Both the incidence and severity of the disease in leaves and fruit decreased by over 90% when inoculum management and fungicide treatments were combined. These results highlight that reducing the source of inoculum by removing fallen leaves is an effective strategy that complements fungicide or biological control agent applications. In conclusion, combining eco-friendly strategies with standard fungicides and monitoring environmental conditions can help to reduce the frequency of phytosanitary applications, ultimately contributing to the goal of minimizing their use in the control of apple scab.
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Keywords

<italic>trichoderma</italic><italic>venturia inaequalis</italic>DiseasIntegrated control toolLeaf litter managementLeaf-litterSustainable controlVenturia-inaequalis

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Agriculture-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 19/129, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agronomy.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-03:

  • WoS: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/3472
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Boualleg, Noure Jihan) and Last Author (CABREFIGA OLAMENDI, JORDI).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CABREFIGA OLAMENDI, JORDI.

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    Awards linked to the item

    This research has been funded by Implementation of innovative pilot projects by the Operating Groups of the European Association for Innovation (AEI) in the field of agricultural productivity and sustainability (operation 16.01.01 of the Rural Development Program of Catalonia (PDR) 2014-2020) (SCABKILL-56.22.015.2021.3A).
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