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| Language: | English |
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Zenodo
2025
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15421637 |
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- <p><span>Climate change is increasingly impacting plant diseases in India, posing serious threats to agriculture and food security. Rising temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns are altering the prevalence, severity, and geographic distribution of plant pathogens. Warmer climates accelerate pathogen life cycles, leading to more frequent and severe outbreaks. Increased humidity and irregular rainfall further promote the spread of fungal, bacterial, and viral infections. These shifts enable diseases to emerge in new regions, affecting crops previously unaffected. India’s dependence on monsoon-based agriculture and its diverse agro-climatic zones make it particularly vulnerable. Key threats include intensified cases of wheat rusts, rice blast, and tomato blight, which endanger both staple and cash crops. Managing these challenges is complicated by climate-induced variability, which makes disease prediction and control more difficult. Moving forward, there is a pressing need for advanced disease monitoring systems, climate-resilient crop varieties, and the adoption of sustainable farming practices. Collaborative efforts among policymakers, researchers, and farmers are essential to strengthen adaptive strategies. Investment in interdisciplinary research that combines plant pathology, climate science, and agricultural management will be crucial. By preparing for climate-induced disease risks, India can protect its crop yields and ensure long-term food security in an era of climatic uncertainty.<span> </span></span></p>