Articles - Vegetables and Fruits

Solos

Ideal substrate for arugula cultivation

Sand, clay, humus or soil mix? Evaluating the effects of these samples provides the producer with information to choose the best substrate for arugula cultivation.

11.01.2018 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Onion

Benefits of intercropping lettuce and onion

Onion cultivation, as the main crop, combined with lettuce, has the potential to become a good income alternative for producers. However, for this technique to provide satisfactory results, it is necessary to

21.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Nematodes

Symptoms of nematode attack and management in carrots

The incidence of root-knot nematodes causes severe damage to carrots, as it affects the plants' root system, reduces productivity and impairs the quality of the final product.

06.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Management of viruses that attack Brazilian pepper production

To minimize productivity losses, it is important to pay attention to aspects such as correct diagnosis, transmissibility and variability of viruses.

03.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Ideal graft/rootstock combination in peach cultivation

When producing stone fruit, such as peach, it is important to be aware of aspects such as the best graft/rootstock combination and the effects of soil and climate present in each growing region.

03.11.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Lettuce

Management of white mold in lettuce

By Elena Blume, Ricardo Feliciano dos Santos, Leise Heckler, Gerarda Beatriz Pinto da Silva (UFSM)

19.10.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Challenges in managing black spot in citrus crops

The removal of benzimidazoles from the list of pesticides in integrated citrus production opens a gap in the control of diseases such as black spot, caused by the fungus Guignardia citricarpa

01.09.2017 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Blueberries: fruit with good economic and productive potential

Recent and still little known in Brazil, blueberries are a fruit with good economic and productive potential

18.08.2017 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

How to manage postharvest rot in citrus

Rot in citrus during storage is an additional concern, as it results in discarding and depreciation of the fruit.

14.08.2017 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

​How to fertilize sweet potatoes

By Luis Antônio Suita de Castro, researcher at Embrapa Clima Temperado, Pelotas, RS

24.02.2017 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

How to manage lettuce in a hydroponic growing system

The use of hydroponics in commercial lettuce planting has grown rapidly in Brazil, as a way to increase the production of this vegetable. But when adopting this system, it is important to pay attention to factors such as choice of t

27.01.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

How to obtain sweet potato branches for commercial planting

By Luis Antônio Suita de Castro, researcher at Embrapa Clima Temperado, Pelotas, RS

03.01.2017 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

late blight

Efficient management of late blight in tomato crops

Aggressive and with a great destructive impact, late blight is one of the main diseases that affect tomato crops.

29.11.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Target spot management in cucumber crops

Target spot (Corynespora cassiicola) is one of the main diseases that affect cucumber crops, with the capacity to reduce productivity by up to 60%

04.11.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Grapes

​What should winegrowers do for their vineyard after the recent heavy rains that fell in Rio Grande do Sul?

By Lucas da Ressurreição Garrido, researcher at Embrapa Grape and Wine

20.10.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Chemical control of apple trees: how to manage

More than just controlling diseases, apple cultivation currently requires the use of products that act on the physiology of the plant and result in benefits for productivity and fruit quality.

20.10.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Early diagnosis of Asian vine rust

Asian grapevine rust is an aggressive disease that requires rapid and accurate diagnosis to prevent damage to productivity and fruit quality.

18.10.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Preventative application for black spot control

Early blight, caused by Alteranaria solani, is one of the most important diseases in tomato crops. Managing it requires the integration of measures that include the use of fungicides applied preventively or as soon as it appears.

17.10.2016 | 21:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

​Ideal rootstock in peach cultivation

When producing stone fruit, such as peach, it is important to be aware of aspects such as the best graft/rootstock combination and the effects of soil and climate present in each growing region.

11.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Effect of season and fertilization on lettuce

A crop composed primarily of leaves, iceberg lettuce responds greatly to nitrogen fertilization, as well as being influenced by the planting time.

07.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

French Fries

Seed potato import requirements

The success of potato crops depends largely on the use of quality genetic material, free from pests and other contaminations.

07.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

fruit fly

Attractive fruit fly trap

The South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus is an aggressive pest that attacks and causes berries to fall, destroys the epidermis and facilitates the dispersion of phytopathogens that cause rot in fine grapes.

06.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Strawberry

Importance of potassium in the quality of strawberry production

Potassium (K) plays an important role in plant formation and maintaining strawberry fruit quality

06.10.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Tomato

Balanced fertilization generates more beautiful and longer-lasting tomatoes

Tomato is one of the main fruits consumed in Brazil, present in salads and classic pasta sauces, and is also widely used in restrictive diets, as each fruit has an average of 25 calories.

13.06.2017 | 20:59 (UTC -3)