In vitro identification and control of Pestalotiopsis longisetula fungus, pathogens strawberry crop

Authors

  • Manoel Araujo Teixeira Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí.
  • Rúbia Marcia Siqueira Martins Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí.
  • Rosana Faria Vieira Empresa brasileira de pesquisa agropecuária (Embrapa)
  • Carlos Ivan Aguilar Vildoso Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  • Angélica Aparecida Vieira Adami Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
  • Ana Cristina Ferreira Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais/ Inconfidentes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18406/2316-1817v7n32015595

Abstract

Over the past seven years, pestalotiopsis has been the main strawberry disease found all over the crops located in the south of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The leaves of the plants were severely attacked by an uncommon fungus in the regional crops, mainly in 2005 and 2006. The non-immediate identification of the microorganism resulted in catastrophic pathogen control processes performed by farmers who, eagerly trying to save their crops ended up using a series of toxic agrochemicals that had been previously purchased for the control of other types of diseases. Due to these events, the present paper aims at identifying the pathogen and put chemical as well as biological products into test that might help control the disease. Results showed that no fungicide under test in the present experiment was able to inhibit the isolate at a 100% rate, even under in vitro conditions. Pathogen identification revealed a fungi known as Pestalotiopsis longisetula.

Author Biographies

Manoel Araujo Teixeira, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí.

biólogo, professor adjunto da Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí (UNIVAS), leciona as disciplinas de microbiologia nos curso de biologia e farmácia. Atua como professor do mestrado em Ciencias da saúde, onde ministra a disciplina de fitoterapia e sua interações com os microrganismos em feridas. é mestre pela UNESP de Botucatu e doutor pela Univeridade de São paulo (USP).

Rúbia Marcia Siqueira Martins, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí.

Estudante do último ano do curso de ciências biológicas

Rosana Faria Vieira, Empresa brasileira de pesquisa agropecuária (Embrapa)

Pesquisadora em microbiologia de solos no departamento de ecologia.

Carlos Ivan Aguilar Vildoso, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

professor de genética do Instituto de Biodiversidade e Florestas

Angélica Aparecida Vieira Adami, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

doutoranda em microbiologia de alimentos

Ana Cristina Ferreira, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais/ Inconfidentes

microbiologista no setor da agroindústria

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Published

2015-05-26

How to Cite

Teixeira, M. A., Martins, R. M. S., Vieira, R. F., Vildoso, C. I. A., Adami, A. A. V., & Ferreira, A. C. (2015). In vitro identification and control of Pestalotiopsis longisetula fungus, pathogens strawberry crop. Revista Agrogeoambiental, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.18406/2316-1817v7n32015595

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2015)

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Artigo Científico

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