Behavioral Responses to Disease Forecasts: From Precision to Automation in Powdery Mildew Management
Olena Sambucci and Travis J. Lybbert
from ARE Update Vol. 20, No. 1, Sep/Oct, 2016
Abstract
Disease forecasts aim to optimize disease management and reduce environmental impacts. We find that grape growers value improved disease control from such forecasts, but respond in complex ways that may undermine any positive environmental effects. Increased precision and automation may reduce the scope of these behavioral responses.
Keywords
Grapes, winegrapes, vineyard management, pesticide use, production risk, risk management
Citation
Olena Sambucci and Travis J. Lybbert. 2016. "Behavioral Responses to Disease Forecasts: From Precision to Automation in Powdery Mildew Management." ARE Update 20(1): 5-8. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/file/1475710056/17686/