An app for apples : citizen-led mapping of fire blight in Central Asia

Kurz, Mirjam; Sultangaziev, Ormon; Szalatnay, David; Sodonbekov, Ishenbai; Naizabayeva, Dinara A.; Milikbekova, Muqaddas; Akbarsho, Solimshoh; Bobushova, Saykal; Doolotkeldieva, Tinatin; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.

doi:10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28072

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	An app for apples : citizen-led mapping of fire blight in Central Asia
Authors:	Kurz, Mirjam Sultangaziev, Ormon Szalatnay, David Sodonbekov, Ishenbai Naizabayeva, Dinara A. Milikbekova, Muqaddas Akbarsho, Solimshoh Bobushova, Saykal Doolotkeldieva, Tinatin Rezzonico, Fabio Smits, Theo H. M.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0 10.21256/zhaw-28072
Published in:	Journal of Plant Pathology
Issue Date:	30-May-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Springer
ISSN:	1125-4653 2239-7264
Language:	English
Subjects:	Malus; Pyrus; Citizen science; Mobile device; Android
Subject (DDC):	632: Plant diseases, pests
Abstract:	Fire blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, is a severe bacterial disease of apple and pear that can quickly destroy whole plants. In the last decade, it was also detected in Central Asia, where wild pomaceous fruit plants represent the dominant species in mid-altitude forests and constitute a critical foundation for the entire ecosystem. Efficiently informing farmers, forestry services and private persons about the instances and dangers of fire blight, the correct way to recognize the symptoms, and the methods of disease control is thus of paramount importance in a vast and fragmented natural landscape like the one characterizing countries like Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. For that purpose, we have developed an app for smartphones and mobile devices that can inform stakeholders about fire blight, simultaneously allowing a citizen science approach for mapping the spread of the disease in Central Asia. The app is available in the three national languages as well as in Russian, English, and German, and can easily be adapted to new countries, languages or even diseases.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28072
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Schutz von Apfelwälderökosystemen in Zentralasien vor dem bakteriellen Pathogen Erwinia amylovora (Feuerbrand) Fire Blight App for Central Asia
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Kurz, M., Sultangaziev, O., Szalatnay, D., Sodonbekov, I., Naizabayeva, D. A., Milikbekova, M., Akbarsho, S., Bobushova, S., Doolotkeldieva, T., Rezzonico, F., & Smits, T. H. M. (2023). An app for apples : citizen-led mapping of fire blight in Central Asia. Journal of Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0

Kurz, M. et al. (2023) ‘An app for apples : citizen-led mapping of fire blight in Central Asia’, Journal of Plant Pathology [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0.

M. Kurz et al., “An app for apples : citizen-led mapping of fire blight in Central Asia,” Journal of Plant Pathology, May 2023, doi: 10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0.

KURZ, Mirjam, Ormon SULTANGAZIEV, David SZALATNAY, Ishenbai SODONBEKOV, Dinara A. NAIZABAYEVA, Muqaddas MILIKBEKOVA, Solimshoh AKBARSHO, Saykal BOBUSHOVA, Tinatin DOOLOTKELDIEVA, Fabio REZZONICO und Theo H. M. SMITS, 2023. An app for apples : citizen-led mapping of fire blight in Central Asia. Journal of Plant Pathology. 30 Mai 2023. DOI 10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0

Kurz, Mirjam, Ormon Sultangaziev, David Szalatnay, Ishenbai Sodonbekov, Dinara A. Naizabayeva, Muqaddas Milikbekova, Solimshoh Akbarsho, et al. 2023. “An App for Apples : Citizen-Led Mapping of Fire Blight in Central Asia.” Journal of Plant Pathology, May. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0.

Kurz, Mirjam, et al. “An App for Apples : Citizen-Led Mapping of Fire Blight in Central Asia.” Journal of Plant Pathology, May 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0.