Cucumber Pathogens and Pests

Requirement Identifier SH_M_F_cucumberPathogens

Name: Cucumber Pathogens and Pests

Text: The PlantCT(TM) System hall provide warning information about the infection probability regarding to the following pathogens:
  • Anthracnose and angular leaf spot (Pseudomonas lachrymans)
  • Downy mildew of cucurbits (Pseudoperonospora cubensis)
  • Cucumber powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum)
  • White mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)
  • Cucumber anthracnose rot (Colletrotichum lagenarium)
  • Cucumber scab (Cladosporium cucumerinum)
and pests (Nematodes, Molluscs, Insects, and Acari):
  • Root-knot nematodes (Meloidegyne arenaria+M. icognita)
  • Greenhous white-fly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum)
  • Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci)
  • Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae)
  • Cotton-melon aphid (Aphis gossypii)

Rationale: These are the main pathogens that affect cucumber. They can actually significantly reduce the harvest prospects.

Level | Type | Subtype: Stakeholder Requirement | Mandatory | Functional Requirement

Source: This confirmed and verified observation is part of the agricultural praxis (Hlaszny dr., Edit)

Creation Date: 2016/02/25 06:42

Importance: 10 of 10

Verification/Validation Method: by scientific literature

Verification/Validation Status: not yet in progress

Note: n/a

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