Shows the processing of weather data in the Agrometeorological Measuring Net of Rheinland-Pfalz (AMN RP) in Rhineland, Germany. Aims of AMN RP; Standards for agrometeorological measuring stations; Modules for the administration and transfer of data; Steps in the final assembly of the weather data; Actions carried out at the weather stations of the AMN RP.
DECISION support systems, APPLE scab, CONTROL of agricultural pests & diseases, AGRICULTURAL meteorology
Abstract
Presents the different decision aids used for forecasting apple scab outbreaks in Rhineland, Germany. Life cycle of apple scab; Biological parameters for dispersal of the pathogen; Meteorological parameters for the establishment of scab infection; Forecasting of apple scab on the basis of climatological conditions and ascospore release simulation.