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Agriculture: ban or educate?

By Ulisses R. Antuniassi, Full Professor of the Department of Rural Engineering - FCA/UNESP - Botucatu/SP

11.07.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Consolidated technology: Trichogramma in lepidopteran management

Biological control has arrived in Brazil to stay, although it still needs to overcome challenges. This is the case of Trichogramma, a tiny natural enemy that measures 0,25 mm and parasitizes mainly Lepidoptera eggs.

09.07.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Seeding density as a tool for managing white mold in soybeans

One of the problems that concerns soybean producers is the spread of fungal diseases that, until recently, were not serious problems, such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

09.07.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Cotton

Damages caused and alternatives to control cotton tipping

Caused by a fungus that attacks cotton seeds and seedlings, damping-off can lead to loss of stand and the need for replanting in crops. Seed treatment is one of the alternatives to face this problem

09.07.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Difficult to Control: White Mold on Beans

The rapid spread of white mold throughout grain producing areas has drawn attention due to the potential for losses it can cause. In bean cultivation, it has the potential to compromise more than

03.07.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Wheat

Producing wheat in Brazil, more than an option, a necessity

By Fernando Mendes Lamas, Researcher at Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste

08.06.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Pests

Elasmus caterpillar in soybean crops: lethal attack

Capable of causing plants to die, the elasm caterpillar causes enormous losses in soybeans, such as the need for replanting, reduced population density and damage to production. Seed treatment is a

07.06.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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How to minimize the appearance and effects of wheat blast

Carry out wheat sowing from May onwards, plan it according to the cycle and local environmental conditions, avoid irrigation and try to prevent graining from coinciding with rainy periods

05.06.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Hostile coexistence: invasion of camalote grass in sugarcane fields

Aggressiveness, rapid initial development and high dissemination potential make camalote grass an additional concern in the agricultural management of sugarcane fields

01.06.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Corn

Damage and behavior of Helicoverpa zea and Helicoverpa armigera in corn

Helicoverpa zea and Helicoverpa armigera are insect pests responsible for severe damage to corn crops. Knowing the biology, cycle, food preference, as well as mapping the behavior of these caterpillars is

01.06.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Wheat

Silent risk: bacteria in wheat

Bacteria are discreet enemies, which usually remain on the surface of wheat plants, without producing any visible symptoms, but can take advantage of some type of favorable environmental condition to

30.05.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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An analysis of soybean diseases in the 2017/18 harvest

By Carlos Alberto Forcelini, Agr. Eng., Ph.D. in Phytopathology, Full Professor at the University of Passo Fundo (RS) and consultant for Bayer's agricultural division

29.05.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Café

Coffee rust monitoring and management methods

Since the arrival of coffee rust in Brazil, ways have been sought to harmonize living with the disease and maintaining production. However, the search to reduce its incidence to zero has prevailed.

28.05.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Pests

How to Control Stem Fly

Melanagromyza sp. is an exotic pest, the larva bores the soybean stem, reducing plant development and compromising grain production by up to 36%

18.05.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

crop

The importance of agricultural insurance in farming

By Felipe Michels Caballero, Product Manager at Corretora de Seguros Sicredi

20.04.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Soybean

Under stress

Factors related to anomalies such as pod abortion and deficiency in soybean grain filling, recorded in crops with high productive potential

13.03.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Wheat

Agricultural zoning and wheat sowing time

By Sérgio Ricardo Silva, researcher at Embrapa Trigo, and by Sérgio Luiz Gonçalves, researcher at Embrapa Soja

15.02.2018 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Harvesters

Assessment of fuel consumption in sugarcane harvesters

Study evaluates the influence of cleaning equipment on fuel consumption in sugarcane harvesters

14.02.2018 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

no-tillage

Benefits of direct planting in the development of soybean crops

Effects of organic matter in clayey soils, subjected to straw and nitrogen application in a Direct Planting system in soybean cultivation

02.01.2018 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Leaf spots

Benefits of crop rotation to reduce the severity of leaf spots

Rotating corn cultivation with soybeans and wheat contributes to reducing the severity of Cercospora spp. leaf spots. and Bipolaris maydis

11.12.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Management of cercosporiosis, an extremely aggressive disease in coffee crops

An old acquaintance among coffee producers, cercosporiosis is an aggressive villain that causes serious damage.

23.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

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Double action in sugarcane cultivation

By Luciano Olmos Zappelini, Production and Development Manager Koppert do Brasil

16.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Target spot management in cotton crops

The target spot, caused by the fungus Corynespora cassiicola, is present in cotton crops in western Bahia, northern MS and some regions of MT

01.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

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Bean nutritional management

The cultivation of beans in succession to single corn or in intercropping with brachiaria has been used as a strategy to increase crop productivity.

27.10.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Corn

Control of corn, soybean and cotton tigueras plants

The control of wild corn, soybean and cotton plants, largely from glyphosate-resistant crops, is one of the new challenges present in crops

27.10.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Nutrients

How to increase productivity in soybean crops?

By Ricardo de Andrade, agronomist, master and doctor in Phytotechnics and development coordinator of Fertiláqua at MATOPIBA

19.04.2018 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Warning for the appropriate use of fungicides to control soybean rust

By Silvânia H. Furlan, researcher Dr. in Phytopathology - Instituto Biológico/Apta –Lab. Phytopathology, Campinas-SP and member of the Eagle Team

24.01.2018 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Wheat

Nutritional management influences wheat quality

The wheat situation in Mercosur as a whole has been similar, awaiting the progress of the harvest to generate greater sales volumes.

27.09.2017 | 20:59 (UTC -3)