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Many studies have described the services provided by the integration of animals into cropping systems (animal traction, soil fertility, valorization of by-products, etc.).

Most of the work carried out to date in the field of crop health has focused on controlling a single pathogen of a given plant species. However, during the crop cycle, a plant is rarely confronted with a single disease. A whole range of diseases of different origins will develop and impact the crop's development. A growing body of literature points to the existence of diseases that are themselves associated with pathogen complexes affecting the same crop in space (co-infection or simultaneous infection) and time (multi-infection or sequential infection).

Sustainable crop management requires going beyond the development of effective pest control strategies, and taking into account the non-target effects (NTEs) of these strategies.

Genetic resistances are an indispensable resource and a key lever in the successful transition to an agriculture less dependent on chemical protection. The management of these resources in local areas remains imperfect due to a lack of information, preconceived ideas, and controversy (cf. Lannou et al, 2020; SuMCrop 2022 transdisciplinary resistance seminar). To make resistance a lever for sustainable disease management, it is necessary to establish a transdisciplinary dialogue with stakeholders in farming areas and supply chains.