1 Choose a station with Crop/Disease license activated.
2 Click on the Disease model icon on the left side of FieldClimate.
3 Choose the Disease model for the crop of interest.
4 Choose the time period to display the disease model. 14 to 60 days works best.
5 Use the ? on the far right to provide a description of the models operation.
6 • Model displays the general risk of botrytis cinerea.
• The fungus is spread by the wind and via water splashed from infected blossoms and foliage.
• Botrytis cinerea model is based on temperature and leaf wetness periods.
• Warm and extended periods of leaf wetness favor development and are risky periods
• Drier periods of no leaf wetness reduce the risk.
• Three categories are given: High risk (60 – 100%), moderate (30 – 60%), and low risk (0 – 30%)