Lior Gur

Plant Pathology

• Development of effective disease management in deciduous trees in Israel, like: apples, peach and nectarine, grapevines.
• Epidemiology and development of disease managements for foliar diseases of apple such as: apple scab, powdery mildew, Alternaria fruit rot and moldy core.
• The use of disease support systems in disease management of apple scab and grape downy mildew in Israel.
• Population genetics of necator (causing grape powdery mildew) in Israel.
• Resistance of fungi to fungicides, and integration of bio-fungicides and macro/micronutrients in disease management in order to reduce fungicide usage and resistance risk.
• Integration of new technologies to control foliar diseases.