01397nam a2200133 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000140006024500610007426001350013552009480027065000220121865300230124020210912015-08-31       2005    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aGHINI, R.  aGlobal change and plant diseases.h[electronic resource]  aIn: CONFERÊNCIA REGIONAL SOBRE MUDANÇAS GLOBAIS: AMÉRICA DO SUL, 2., 2015, São Paulo/SP. São Paulo: IEA, 2005. p. 1-18.c2005  aThe importance of the environment on the development of plant diseaseshas been known for centuries (Colhoun, 1973). It is known that the environment can influence the growth and susceptibility of the host plant, the reproduction, dispersal, survival, and activities of the pathogen, as well as the interaction between the host plant and the pathogen. For this reason, global change represents a serious threat to agriculture, because they can promote significant alterations in the occurrence and severity of plant diseases. Such alterations may represent serious economic, social, and environmental consequences. Analyzing these effects is essential for the adoption of mitigating measures, in order to avoid future damages (Ghini, 2005). In the past, several epidemics that occurred in Brazilian agriculture could have been avoided or have their damages reduced if studies would have been carried out for the adoption of preventive measures.  aDoença de planta  aMudançcas globais