Tools for Integrated Pest Management of potato diseases
IPM of potato late blight through improved in-field detection of Phytophthora infestans, appropriate use of fungicides and host resistance and alternatives to conventional pesticides.
DNA-based diagnostics to investigate the epidemiology of potato diseases and for disease risk assessment.
IPM of aerial oomycetes including Bremia lactucae on lettuce
Epidemiology and control of soil-borne potato diseases including black dot (Colletotrichum coccodes), powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) and Rhizoctonia.
Alison is a key staff member leading Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPM) research at the James Hutton Institute. For details of ongoing IPM research areas and projects, please visit the IPM@hutton[2] website.