After a pathogen infects a particular area, what control strategy aims to eliminate the existing pathogen population?

-✅Explanation: Eradication is a disease management strategy that attempts to completely eliminate the pathogen population from a specific area. This can be challenging and often involves intensive measures like removing infected plants, using fungicides, and preventing pathogen spread.
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📌Other Options Explanations:
-(a) Exclusion: Exclusion focuses on preventing the introduction of a pathogen into a new area through measures like quarantines and border controls.
-(c) Protection: Protection strategies aim to safeguard susceptible plants from pathogen infection using fungicides, resistant cultivars, or physical barriers.