Results: 54

Genomic characterization of Puccinia triticina using molecular marker technology

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina, is the most common rust disease of wheat. The fungus is an obligate parasite capable of producing infectious urediniospores. To study the genetic structure of the leaf rust population 20 RAPD primers were evaluated on 15 isolates samples collected in Pakistan. A t...

A disease predictive model based on epidemiological factors for the management of bacterial leaf blight of rice

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Rice is a widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population. Approximately 90% of the world’s rice is grown in Asian continent and constitutes a staple food for 2.7 billion people worldwide. Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is one of the d...

Phylo-geographic analysis of whitefly on the basis of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 gene

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Bemisia tabaci is a species complex that causes damage to its broad range of plant hosts through serious feeding. It transmits plant viruses of different groups to important agricultural crops. Some important cash crops of Pakistan are sugar cane, rice, tobacco and seed oil. It shows high genetic variabi...

Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 still remains the dominant species in open field crops in Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Among Bemisia tabaci species, the invasive MEAM1 and MED species are key agricultural pests for many crops. In Brazil, most part of B. tabaci population outbreaks were associated with MEAM1, which, since 1990s quickly spread across the entire country. Later in 2014, the MED was identified in Brazil, init...

Soil insects associated with sugarcane crop in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Ciênc. rural (Online); 53 (11), 2023
Pest insects are one of the major factors affecting the productivity of sugarcane, and especially those associated with the soil, which damage the crop if not controlled. There is little information on the insect associated with the soil in the sugarcane crop in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. T...

Identificación de nuevas fuentes de resistencia a antracnosis en el germoplasma de frijol arbustivo del altiplano de Guatemala

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 10 (1), 2023
El frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) es el segundo grano más importante cultivado en Guatemala y es la principal fuente de proteína de origen vegetal para el guatemalteco. El cultivo se ve afectado por la antracnosis, una enfermedad causada por el patógeno Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, (Sacc. and...

Effect of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) sowing season on population dynamics of pest insects

Several factors limit cowpea quality and yield, such as the choice of a cultivar better adapted to the region, the ideal sowing season, as well as diseases and pests. Aimed to evaluate the effect of different sowing seasons on the population dynamics of pest insects of cowpea crops. The study was carried...

Liquid preparation of diatomaceous earth against the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

The lesser mealworm (LMW) is the most important pest in poultry production. Insects are associated to avian pathogens, mainly Salmonella. Its control is based on chemical insecticide, with limited efficacy in population reduction. Also, insect populations are resistant to the main active ingredients used...

Orchidists' profile, management and perception of the main pests in orchid cultivation

This study investigated the profile of orchidists, their cultivation practices, and their knowledge about pests in orchid cultivation in the state of Bahia. There were applied 74 questionnaires to producers (amateurs and commercials) in 23 municipalities. The data were submitted to univariate statistics ...

Phytonematodes infesting common bean fields in Brazil, and pathogenicity tests with Pratylenchus brachyurus

Arq. Inst. Biol; 88 (), 2021
Phytonematodes are among the main pathogens of the common bean. In general, control practices that aim to control these pathogens have not been regularly adopted in Brazil. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the occurrence of phytonematodes in dry bean fields in Paraná and São Paulo s...