March 2018

Leaf content of macronutrients in Tabebuia aurea seedlings grown on different substrates and luminosities

Taking into consideration that species react differently to the substrate and luminance variations, this study aimed to evaluate the leaf content of some macronutrients and dry matter in Tabebuia aurea seedlings through the hypothesis that the growth environment can alter the concentration of chemical elements in the species. The study was conducted in a greenhouse, in randomized blocks, factorial 2 × 3 (two light...

Author(s): Ademir Kleber Morbeck De Oliveira, Sônia Cristina Juliano De Gualtieri, José Antônio Maior Bono, Valtecir Fernandes, Paula Thais Alves Ojeda and Rosemary Matias  

March 2018

Population fluctuation and infestation of Drosophila suzukii in berry crops in Southern Brazil

Drosophila suzukii is an insect pest with high capacity to cause damage to soft-skinned fruit whose behavior on host crops in Brazil is still unknown. This study aims to determine the population fluctuation of D. suzukii on different berry ¬¬¬¬¬¬crops from 2014 to 2017 and infestation. In each orchard, two traps containing attractant (biological yeast + sugar + water) were installed each week;...

Author(s): Daniela Fernanda Klesener, Régis Sivori Silva dos Santos, Luciano Gebler and Lucas de Ross Marchioretto  

March 2018

Maize ideotype breeding for changing environmental conditions

The demand for corn in the developing world will double by the end of 2050. The challenges due to the climate change are real. Where extreme weather events will become more frequent and climate change projections suggest that large yield losses occur in many regions of the world. Corn is cultivated throughout the world and is a strategic crop: can tolerate high radiation intensities and exhibits high efficiency in the...

Author(s): Khunsa Khakwani, Muhammad Rafique, Ahsan Raza Malhi, Muhammad Altaf, Saira Saleem and Muhammad Arshad  

March 2018

Precocious screening tests of the resistance of two varieties of cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.) from combinations of fertilizers against Phytophthora megakarya (Brasier and Griffin) in nursery

Experiments were conducted to appreciate the resistance level of cocoa seedlings aged three months from combinations of fertilizers against Phytophthora megakarya based on artificial leaf disk inoculation test. The two cocoa varieties involved were: Tafo 79/501 (V1) and SNK 13 (V2). For each variety, 11 treatments with three replicates were used on 33 randomly-selected plants. These include Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi...

Author(s): Pélagie Djenatou, Yves Hernandez Tchétchoua, Philippe Kosma and Eddy Léonard Ngonkeu Magaptcheu,  

March 2018

Genetic divergence in Agave accessions through ISSR markers and phenotypic traits

The Agave genus is composed of about 200 species, but the cultivation of sisal for fiber production in Brazil is restricted to two species: Agave sisalana and Agave fourcroydes, both have several accessions with wide variability. The collection of Agave of Embrapa has 37 accessions maintained in situ and periodically evaluated agronomical traits. Most of these accessions have phenotypic similarities, although they...

Author(s): Silmara Chaves de Souza, José Jaime Vasconcelos Cavalcanti, Jean Pierre Cordeiro Ramos, Isaías Alves, Roseane Cavalcanti dos Santos and Liziane Maria de Lima