Apple Scab Fungicide Trial Data from 89 European Field Experiments 2008-2018

89 fungicide trials on apple scab conducted across Europe between 2008 and 2018 provide records of disease incidence and yield. The data includes disease intensity and frequency measurements from both visual and class-based assessment methods. Field trials were conducted by BASF, Germany, and the dataset was authored by Niels Holst of Aarhus University.

Use Cases

• Modeling fungicide efficacy based on disease incidence and yield records from treated and untreated plots.
• Comparing visual and class-based disease assessment methods (P%INF, P%FREQ, BEFHKT, BEFWER) for apple scab.
• Analyzing the relationship between disease attack intensity/frequency and final crop yield outcomes.

Strengths

• Data originates from 89 distinct field trials, providing a multi-experiment perspective.
• Covers a substantial time range of 10 years (2008-2018) and a broad geography across Europe.
• Includes multiple standardized disease assessment metrics (e.g., P%FREQ, BEFWER) allowing for methodological comparison.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Field trials conducted by BASF, Germany; dataset authored by Niels Holst, Aarhus University.

Collection Method

Field experiments with untreated and treated plots, using visual and class-based disease assessments.

Time Range

2008-2018

Geography

Europe