Development of mutants of coniothyrium minitans with improved efficiency for control of sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Coniothyrium minitans (CM) is hyperparasitic to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (SS), a pathogen of many economically important crops. In this paper, we describe the isolation of improved mutants of CM, using a UV - irradiation regime, with altered chitinase production and tolerance to high concentration of iprodione, which are effective against SS. Three out of the 59 mutants obtained inhibited the mycelial growth of CM. Infectivity of sclerotia by the new mutants was assayed by the plant-tissue-based system using carrot segments. More than 80% of sclerotia were colonized by the mutants and the wild-type CM. The mutant strains retained ability to produce significant amounts of chitinase. The mutants differed from their wild-type strain in appearance, morphology and sporulation. In conclusion, the results presented here provide evidence that the new biotypes of C. minitans are effective in controlling S. sclerotiorum.

Effect of fungicides on the mite fauna of prunus persica L. cultivars in Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil

The objective of this study was to characterize the diversity of phytophagous and predatory mites on peach cultivars either with or without fungicide treatment, in the city of Presidente Prudente, State of São Paulo, Brazil. In order to evaluate the effect of fungicides, leaf samples were colleted at random from treated and untreated plants of the Tropical, Aurora 1 and Aurora 2 cultivars, from June 2004 to February 2006. From the results obtained it can be concluded that: plants with or without treatment showed high populations of predatory mites, indicating that the treatments were innocuous on the mite populations. A diversified composition of the mite community was observed. The Phytoseiidae family had the highest richness in numbers and species of mites. Euseius citrifolius and E. concordis were the most abundant species. Plants with or without treatment had high abundances of predatory mites, with a predominance of E. citrifolius.

Air-assistance in spray booms which have different spray volumes and nozzle types for chemically controlling spodoptera frugiperda on corn

The study aimed to evaluate the performance of air assistance in spray booms using different types of nozzles and spray volumes. We took into account spray deposits, fall armyworm control and crop corn performance in a narrow row cropping system. The experiment was carried out at the experimental area of Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu/SP, Brazil, during the 2008/2009 agricultural season, in randomized blocks with a factorial scheme (2×2+1) and four replications. Two spray nozzles (flat fan nozzle and hollow cone nozzle) were tested, combined with two air assistance levels in the spray boom (with and without air assistance) and a treatment control. In the experimental spraying, Spinosad insecticide was sprayed in amounts of 48 g active substance (a.s.)/ha. The air assistance in the spray boom increased the spray deposits in the V 4 growth stage of the corn plants. Moreover, the application of this technology showed higher efficiency on fall armyworm control, reaching a 100% level 15 days after spraying, in the V 10 growth stage of the plants. The hollow cone nozzle increased the spray deposit level on the corn plants compared with the flat fan nozzle, at growth stage V 4. However, the flat fan nozzle, combined with air assistance technology, was more effective for controlling fall armyworm in the same growth stage (V 4), although the hollow cone nozzle increased the deposit levels on the plants. All the technologies tested in the study promoted a reduction of plant damage from fall armyworm attack. Corn productivity is directly related to the control efficiency of fall armyworm.

Aspectos biológicos de Quesada gigas (Olivier, 1790) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) em cafeeiro

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Entomologia Agrícola) - FCAV

Resistência de genótipos de tomateiro ao ataque de Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Efeito de diferentes águas e fertilizantes foliares em caldas acaricidas no controle do ácaro Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939) (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) em citros

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Resposta a nitrogênio por plantas de alho (Allium Sativum L.) livres de vírus

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Respostas comportamentais de operárias de Atta sexdens rubropilosa forel, 1908 (hymenoptera, formicidae) a substâncias voláteis

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Proteção de Plantas) - FCA

Resistência de genótipos de tomateiro a Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) e efeito no comportamento e desenvolvimento de podisus nigrispinus (Dallas, 1851) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Entomologia Agrícola) - FCAV

Estudo do extrato pirolenhoso Biopirol® no manejo de nematóides em cana-de-açúcar, olerícolas e citros, em diferentes ambientes

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV

Cultivo e controle de insetos do tomateiro em diferentes ambientes

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Influência de diferentes misturas em tanque contendo o herbicida 2,4-D no espectro de gotas da aplicação

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Espécies de Meloidogyne Goeldi em cafeeiro no município de Araguari-MG

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Entomologia Agrícola) - FCAV

Associação de variedades de goiaba, bioinseticidas e o parasitóide Diachasmimorpha longicaudata no controle de Anastrepha fraterculus

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV