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  "abstract": "Black Leaf Streak Disease (BLSD) is the main pathogenic constraint for Cavendish banana production systems intended for export. Conventional control strategies of this damaging disease largely rely on weekly applications of mancozeb, often combined with curative fungicides that frequently lost effectiveness due to the emergence of fungal resistance driven by their intensive use. Such strategies are no longer considered sustainable due to technical, environmental, economic, and regulatory reasons. Indeed, mancozeb has been banned in the European Union (EU) since 2021, and additional restrictions on dithiocarbamates are expected under the European Green Deal. Here, we conducted a one-year evaluation of an alternative control strategy in a commercial plantation of Colombia, characterized by a humid tropical climate with a distinct dry season. This strategy is based on a biological forecasting system that supports rational treatment decisions through weekly monitoring of epidemiological and climatic parameters. It excludes mancozeb and other active substances not approved in the EU and promotes the use of mineral oil and SBI group 2 fungicides. Results showed that this forecasting-based strategy achieved disease control comparable to the conventional program used in an adjacent plantation. The Treatment Frequency Index was reduced by 60%, the amount of active ingredients applied by 78%, and the use of non-EU-approved substances by 89%. Treatment costs were reduced by 36%, while disease pressure, fruit quality, and yield were maintained. These promising results support scaling up this approach to larger production areas.",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Simon Gibert"
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    {
      "name": "Romain Alcrudo"
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    {
      "name": "Annaig Blouin"
    },
    {
      "name": "Richard Andrade"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ferney Cruz"
    },
    {
      "name": "Antonio Gonzales"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ines Dupouy"
    },
    {
      "name": "Denis Ravanas"
    },
    {
      "name": "Philippe Pons"
    },
    {
      "name": "Luc de Lapeyre"
    }
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9djz5km4yn2ns.bib",
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  "doi": "10.62498/artc.26106",
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  "landing_url": "https://hal.science/hal-05796358v1",
  "language": "en",
  "licence": "CC-BY-NC-4.0",
  "licence_label": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
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  "pdf_url": "https://hal.science/hal-05796358/document",
  "pmcid": null,
  "pmid": null,
  "published": "2026-10-13",
  "publisher": "Centro de Investigación en Vigilancia Epidemiológica Fitosanitaria CIVEFIT",
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "biology",
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      "subfield": "plant-biology"
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  ],
  "title": "Control of black leaf streak disease without mancozeb in commercial plantations of Colombia",
  "title_text": "Control of black leaf streak disease without mancozeb in commercial plantations of Colombia",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:55Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9djz5km4yn2ns",
  "venue": "Acorbat Revista de Tecnología y Ciencia/Acorbat Journal of Technology and Science",
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