EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS WERE DISCUSSED AT THE 2026 PLANT HEALTH MEETING

EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS WERE DISCUSSED AT THE 2026 PLANT HEALTH MEETING

While evaluating the 2026 plant health studies in Denizli, agricultural control, plant diseases and pest control, and early warning systems were discussed.

Under the coordination of Denizli Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, the 2026 Plant Health Evaluation Meeting was held. Plant Production and Plant Health Branch Manager Arzu Şengün and technical staff working in district directorates attended the meeting chaired by Deputy Provincial Director Saffet Üge.

At the meeting held under the coordination of the Plant Production and Plant Health Branch Directorate, the agricultural control activities carried out throughout the province in the 2026 production season were evaluated. At the meeting, activities to combat diseases and pests, forecasting and early warning systems, combating the Mediterranean fruit fly, plant quarantine and survey studies, and B-Prescription practices were discussed.

Manufacturers were informed

Views were exchanged on plant health problems encountered in the field, integrated control practices, use and inspection of plant protection products. At the meeting, issues such as increasing the effectiveness of the control programs throughout the province, strengthening inter-institutional coordination in technical applications and informing the producers at the right time were evaluated.

Denizli Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry stated that studies to combat diseases and pests are carried out with scientific and environmentally friendly methods in order to ensure the sustainability of plant production, protect the labor of producers and increase the reliability of agricultural products.