Population outbreaks of caterpillars in Brazil
By Eduardo Engel, Daniele Caroline Hörz (Esalq/USP); Thomas Eliel Hörz, Maísa Jungbeck, Leonardo Wallauer Van Ass (Next Agrociência LTDA); Marcelo Zakseski (Agronomic Knowledge)
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In Brazil, there are several stains and rusts, many of which occur silently, but which reduce productivity. Among these multiple foliar diseases most commonly found, seven occur in the cooperative network trials (Figure 1). The importance of each of them, as well as the best period for monitoring, varies, depending on the crop and the region of cultivation and hybrid (Figure 2). This requires producers and technical assistance to improve the positioning of fungicides for control.
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By Adriano Custódio (IDR-Paraná); Dagma Silva (Embrapa Corn and Sorghum); Carlos Utiamada (TAGRO); Hercules Campos (UniRV/CPA); Rodrigo Veras (Embrapa Corn and Sorghum); Lucas Fantin (Fantin Agro/Fitolab); Karla Braga (Fantin Agro); Marcelo Canteri (UEL); Gisèle Fantin (APTA/IB); Ines Yada (IDR-Paraná)
Article published in issue 296 of Cultivar Grandes Culturas Magazine
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