Modifying and developing peanut leaf spot decision support tools for the PeanutFARM website

Decision support systems (DSS) for plant disease are continually being developed by researchers and industry personnel from around the world. Often the availability of these DSS are limited thus minimizing their impacts on stakeholders. PeanutF ARM is a web-based resource that provides a set of electronic tools for growers to manage their everyday peanut farm operations. The addition of various peanut disease DSS to the PeanutF ARM website can increase the utility of this resource while providing growers with access to multiple DSS. A schematic model was developed for leaf spot risk advisory on PeanutF ARM website and sent to the websites programmer for development. While developing this tool, researchers continued field trials looking at the efficacy of various fungicides on peanut leaf spots. The information gained from this research will be used to incorporate fungicide application as a part of the leaf spot DSS on PeanutF ARM