The change from orthodox cultivation to non-plough husbandry may influence the incidence of cereal diseases by its effects on the availability of inoculum of the responsible pathogens, the susceptibility of the host plants and the suitability of the environment for disease development. Failure to bury crop debris may aggravate trash-borne diseases; in addition, increased disease levels in autumn-sown crops are likely if non-ploughing techniques should lead to earlier sowing.
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