Desempenho de híbridos de melão rendilhados cultivados em substrato da fibra da casca de coco reutilizada

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Processamento mínimo de melão tipo Orange Flesh e de melancia 'Crimson Sweet'

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV

Acidovorax citruli: genetic analyses and protocol for its detection in seeds

Bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits (BFB), caused by the seed borne Gramnegative bacterium Acidovorax citrulli is a serious threat to cucurbit industry worldwide. Since late 1980`s after devastating outbreaks in watermelon fields in southern United States, BFB has spread worldwide and has been reported in other cucurbit crops such as melon, pumpkin, cucumber and squash. To date, there is evidence for the existence of at least two genetically and pathogenically distinct populations of A. citrulli. In Brazil, the first report of BFB was in 1991, in a watermelon field in São Paulo. Although widespread in the country, BFB has been a major problem to melon production. More precisely, BFB has caused significant yield losses to melon production in northeastern Brazil, which concentrates > 90% of the country`s melon production. Despite the management efforts and the recent advances in A. citrulli research, BFB is still a continuous threat to the cucurbit industry, including seed producers, growers and transplant nurseries. To better understand the population structure of A. citrulli strains in Brazil, and to provide a basis for the integrated management of BFB, we used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of housekeeping and virulence-associated genes and pathogenicity tests on different cucurbit seedlings to characterize a Brazilian population of A. citrulli strains from different hosts and regions. Additionally, we conducted for the first time a comparative analysis of the A. citrulli group I and II population at genomic level and showed that these two groups differ on their genome sizes due to the presence of eight DNA segments, which are present in group II and absent in group I genomes. We also provide the first evidence to suggest that temperature might be a driver in the ecological adaptation of A. citrulli populations under nutrient-rich or -depleted conditions. Finally, in order to improve the routine detection of A. citrulli on melon seedlots, we designed a new primer set that is able to detect the different Brazilian haplotypes, thus minimizing the risk of false-negatives on PCR-based seed health testing.

Avaliação de diferentes concentrações de solução nutritiva no cultivo de híbridos de melão rendilhado em substrato de fibra de coco

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação de recipientes com substrato de fibra de coco no cultivo de híbridos de melão rendilhado sob ambiente protegido

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Avaliação agrometeorológica do cultivo de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) em ambientes protegido e a campo, em ciclos de outono-inverno e primavera-verão

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Heterose e capacidade combinatória em melão rendilhado

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Radiação gama ou antimicrobianos naturais na conservação de melão minimamente processado

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Capacidade de combinação de linhagens de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) do grupo japonês

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Lâminas de irrigação e posições das linhas gotejadoras, superficial e subsuperficial, na cultura do melão

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Irrigação e Drenagem) - FCA

Desempenho de híbridos de melão rendilhado em substratos

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Doses de fósforo na produção e qualidade de frutos de melão amarelo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Potencial de resíduos agroindustriais como fontes de compostos bioativos

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Resistência de porta-enxertos de cucurbitáceas a nematóides e compatibilidade da enxertia em melão

Nematodes severely attack net melon plants under protected cultivation conditions. The objective of this research was to select rootstocks with resistance to Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. The experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions from October 2010 to April 2011 in Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Thirty-three cucurbitaceous genotypes were investigated as rootstocks; melons: CNPH 01-930 (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus), CNPH 01-962, 01-963 CNPH (Cucumis melo var. conomon), cvs. Gaucho Redondo, Gaucho Comprido, Redondo Amarelo, Gulfcoast, Chilton, Bonus no. 2, Fantasy; watermelons: cv. Charleston Gray, Progenie da Coreia (Citrullus lanatus); pumpkins: cvs. Mra. Ma, Ornamental, Howden, Mammoth, Kururu, Goianinha (Cucurbita moschata); gourd: Abobora de Porco, cvs. Maranhao, Brasileirinha (Lagenaria siceraria); squash: cv. Pataca Gigante (Cucurbita maxima); cucumber: cvs. Caipira, Branco Meio Comprido, Curumim (Cucumis sativus); loofah: Metro, Semente Branca, Semente Preta (Luffa cylindrica); wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); pumpkin rootstock: Hybrid cv. Keij; snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerins) and musk cucumber (Sicana odorifera). To evaluate the resistance, seedlings were transplanted to pots and the root inoculated with 3,000 eggs and second stage juveniles of M. incognita and M. javanica. Fifty days after the inoculation, the plants were evaluated for nematode resistance by means of the reproduction factor. The grafting compatibility between net melon cvs. Bonus no. 2 and Fantasy and the rootstocks previously characterized as resistant were evaluated by means of 60 graftings. CNPH 01-962, CNPH 01-963 and melon 'Gaucho Redondo', were considered resistant to M. incognita. Melon 'Redondo Amarelo', watermelon 'Charleston Gray', watermelon Progenie da Coreia, Trichosanthes cucumerins were considered resistant to M. javanica. Benincasa hispida was resistant to M. javanica and M. incognita. The compatibility between net melons and resistant rootstocks was higher than 98%.

Fungicidas de efeitos fisiológicos no metabolismo e desenvolvimento de plantas de melão rendilhado sob cultivo protegido

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Horticultura) - FCA