Articles - Vegetables and Fruits

Vegetables and Fruits

Early blight management in tomato cultivation

Early blight is one of the most economically important fungal diseases in tomato cultivation.

15.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Adequate papaya nutrition aims to prevent important diseases in the crop

Papaya is affected by diseases such as lethal yellow and ring spot. For the plant to express greater resistance, it is essential to nourish it properly.

14.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Control of the insect vector of greening, the main citrus disease

Greening is currently the most serious problem faced by Brazilian citrus farming and controlling the citrus psyllid, the insect vector of the disease, is one of the main challenges for producers.

14.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Baby leaf vegetables: a growing market

Baby leaf vegetables constitute a growing market in Brazilian and global horticulture

14.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

​Efficient Blueberry Propagation

For the installation of new blueberry production areas to offer good results, it is essential that the producer pays attention to the quality of the seedlings and chooses the variety carefully.

13.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Nematode management in potato crops

The root-knot nematode is one of the most aggressive in potato cultivation, with losses in production and the ability to make commercialization unfeasible due to the depreciation of the tubers.

13.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Late blight: one of the main diseases of tomato crops

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

12.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Tomato

High fall

Diseases in seedling production are responsible for serious losses in tomato cultivation, such as tipping over

08.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Criteria for pruning strawberry roots

Pruning strawberry roots, in the pre-planting stage, is an interesting technique to minimize problems with poorly planted seedlings. However, its adoption requires criteria and must be accompanied by other measures.

08.09.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

​New challenges

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

05.08.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Citrus blackfly: how to manage

The citrus blackfly is an aggressive pest, responsible for losses that range from stealing nutrients from plants to affecting the quality of fruits for sale.

02.08.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Fruit flies and white rot: major obstacles in peach cultivation

Fruit flies and brown rot are two serious obstacles faced in peach production

29.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Invasive Plants

Integrated weed management in industrial tomato cultivation

Industrial tomato plants have slower initial growth than most weeds, which favors infestation in the early stages of crop development.

28.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Nutrients

Correct nutrition in banana cultivation

In an area cultivated with bananas, in semi-arid soil conditions, it is possible to obtain a positive correlation between carbon and phosphorus

27.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Challenges in managing brown rot in peach trees

Brown rot is the main disease of stone fruit plants, such as peach trees. To control it, one of the main strategies lies in adopting preventive treatments through

27.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Citrus: management of Helicoverpa armigera

A serious problem in soybean, cotton, corn, tomato and bean crops, the Helicoverpa armigera caterpillar also affects citrus

20.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Onion

Management of purple spot in onion crops

By Ricardo Borges Pereira and Jadir Borges Pinheiro (Embrapa Vegetables); Gilvaine C. Lucas Pereira (Federal University of Lavras)

18.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Symptoms of nematode attack on carrots

By Dilânia Lopes de Matos, Cleverson Rodrigues, André Lavezo, Alan Carlos Batistão, Ludiléia V. Bonfante, Grace Queiroz David, Paulo Sérgio Koga and Walmor Moya Peres (University of the State of Mato Grosso)

15.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Mini lettuce market and management of this crop

With a growing market in Brazil, organic lettuce cultivation demands care. In this segment, mini-sized cultivars, with colorful leaves and varied shapes, are gaining ground

13.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Importance of propagative material in vine production

Closely related to the occurrence of phytosanitary problems, the longevity of grapevines largely depends on the type of propagation material used in the implementation.

08.07.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables

Management of cercosporiosis, the main disease in beet crops

Responsible for leaf destruction and productivity losses of up to 45%, cercosporiosis is the main disease affecting beet crops.

24.06.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

​When to fertilize papaya

Quite demanding in potassium, the papaya tree needs this nutrient in adequate quantities, especially in the flowering and fruiting stages.

24.06.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

Challenges faced in vegetable production due to high temperatures

In addition to affecting humans, excessive heat, which worsens every year, harms plants. In vegetable production it is no different

23.06.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Vegetables and Fruits

How to prevent post-harvest diseases in grapevine crops

Post-harvest problems end up depreciating the grape bunches and causing serious sales losses. This is the case of alternaria rot, caused by the fungus A. alternata

22.06.2016 | 20:59 (UTC -3)