With the aim of strengthening prevention measures against Amarathus palmeri In the State of Paraná, the Agricultural Defense Agency promotes training for its harvester inspection employees. The training is being provided by the Faep/Senar-PR System and began last Monday (24th), expected to end on July 12th. The activities take place at the Agricultural Training Center (CTA) of Faep/Senar-PR in Assis Chateaubriand, in the western region of the State.
The training is divided into four groups, and each of them consists of around 15 participants, totaling 60 employees. The Head of the Department of Plant Health (DESV), Renato Rezende Young Blood, reaffirms the importance of training for agricultural defense in Paraná: “We emphasize the importance of this training for the application of Adapar Ordinance No. 129/2024 by employees, as part of the actions aiming to mitigate the risk of introducing Amarathus palmeri into Paraná. ” The head of Adapar's DESV also emphasizes that the detection of the pest in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, combined with the lack of records in Paraná, confirms the need to improve preventive actions.
Amaranthus - the weed plant Amaranthus palmeri It has been present in Brazil since 2015, but has not yet been registered in Paraná. Reports indicate that a single plant can produce 100 to 1 million seeds. Inadequate control can even make the harvest unfeasible, increasing the use of herbicides and production costs, with the potential to cause great damage to agriculture in Paraná. Renato points out: “The Amaranthus palmeri It is among the pests considered to pose the greatest phytosanitary risk for the country, according to the hierarchy established in the document from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Map)”.
The spread of herbicide-resistant weeds in Brazil occurs mainly through the transit of agricultural machinery and implements with adhered soil or plant residues. The risk of introducing Amaranthus palmeri in Paraná it can be, among one of them, through the transport of seeds in harvesters and agricultural implements.
Adapar's Plant Health Department has been working with an action plan since February last year, when the weed was detected on some properties in Mato Grosso do Sul. This plan is essential to increase the protection of agriculture in Paraná and contribute to the prevention not only of Amaranthus palmeri, but also other species of resistant weeds, fungi, viruses, bacteria and nematodes.
Ordinance No. 129/24 establishes procedures for the entry of machinery, agricultural implements and their transport vehicles into Paraná. According to regulations, entry is only permitted if all components are free of soil and plant residues, both internally and externally.
Adapar maintains more than 30 Agricultural Traffic Inspection Stations on the borders of Paraná with Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and Santa Catarina, where inspections of agricultural machinery and implements are intensified to verify compliance with Ordinance 129/24.
Adapar maintains more than 30 Agricultural Traffic Inspection Stations on the borders of Paraná with Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and Santa Catarina, where inspections of agricultural machinery and implements are intensified to verify compliance with Ordinance 129/24.
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