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? Control of pests - prevent spread of pathogen.
? Destruction of crop residue - kill the pest and pathogens.
? Pruning ; creates unfavourable microclimate for some pathogens/ prevent spread of the disease.
? Heat treatment; kills the pathogen
? Quarantine : prevent spread of the pathogen form one farm to the other.
? Use of clean tools / equipment, prevent spreading of the disease from one plant to the other.
? Use of resistant varieties ensure crops are not attacked by pathogens.
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