News - Diseases

Diseases

CESB highlights that soybean farmers are more concerned about carrying out integrated disease management

Producers are more aware of the limitations of strategies when used in isolation

29.11.2022 | 14:08 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Current peach harvest in the South region is affected by diseases and little rain

The lack of more voluminous rainfall to maintain good humidity in orchard soils is already a cause for concern among rural producers, which can cause a reduction in fruit size

24.11.2022 | 16:55 (UTC -3)

Banana

New method for controlling black Sigatoka in the Amazon wins award for researcher

Researcher Luadir Gasparotto was awarded for the work “Alternatives for controlling banana black Sigatoka in the Amazon”

07.11.2022 | 14:00 (UTC -3)

Apple

Sumitomo Chemical launches exclusive platform for apple protection

Unique product in the country, ecoFOG® 160 will be used to treat fruit post-harvest, reducing rot even in long-term storage

25.10.2022 | 14:35 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Ultraviolet radiation is capable of controlling sour rot in lime orange

Discovery paves the way for a new technique for controlling fungal disease without the use of chemicals

10.10.2022 | 13:57 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Mapa opens public consultation on the National Citrus Disease Prevention and Control Program

The disease called Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as Greening, is the biggest threat to the world's citrus industry

30.09.2022 | 14:18 (UTC -3)

E-book

Download or read the exclusive e-Book on Soy Diseases for free

E-Book "Exigent Panorama" contains exclusive content on soybean diseases and the best management strategies for the 2022/23 harvest

27.09.2022 | 15:48 (UTC -3)

Phytopathology

São Paulo Phytopathology Congress discusses biological control and plant diseases

The 2022 São Paulo Phytopathology Congress was held at Embrapa Meio Ambiente, in Jaguariúna (SP), on the 14th and 15th of September

16.09.2022 | 15:02 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Nanomaterials can be a sustainable alternative to combat plant diseases

Researchers test nanoparticles containing copper sulfide in low concentrations to inactivate the tobacco mosaic virus; strategy can be adapted to eliminate various phytopathogens without harming plants or the environment

16.09.2022 | 14:25 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Researchers point out low incidence of cotton diseases in the 21/22 harvest

One of the factors that contributed to this result was the unfavorable climate for diseases, with a reduction in the rainy season in the main cotton producing regions

12.09.2022 | 14:49 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Technology helps producers identify new diseases and pests in cocoa trees

New system, made available by Mapa, will facilitate analysis and diagnosis to preserve the cocoa crop

26.08.2022 | 14:58 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Publications address innovations for controlling pests and diseases in agriculture

Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical publishes studies and research that aim to strengthen the knowledge and technology apparatus for the sector

23.08.2022 | 14:32 (UTC -3)

Embrapa

Embrapa Trigo warns of the time to monitor diseases in wheat crops

Wheat cultivation is in vegetative development in most crops in the South Region

15.08.2022 | 17:02 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Critical period requires attention to the management of leprosis in citrus

Leprosis is one of the main diseases in citrus farming and mainly affects sweet orange trees.

07.07.2022 | 14:26 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Apple scab and other crop diseases require preventive management, studies show

Field trial conducted by a renowned consultancy in the State of Santa Catarina favorably evaluated protective fungicide in orchard management

09.05.2022 | 14:00 (UTC -3)

Plant health

Preventive and conscious management is ideal for controlling leaf spots in the production system

Target spot and Cercospora blight are among the most important crop diseases; specialist from Fundação MT talks about control strategies

18.04.2022 | 09:23 (UTC -3)

Driving

Map monitors the occurrence of corn stunting in the field

The objective is to diagnose the occurrence of agents causing the disease to support possible measures that can reduce or avoid losses

23.03.2022 | 14:30 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Research discovers bacteria capable of killing disease-causing fungus that reduces sugarcane productivity

The results of the work, published in the scientific journal Environmental Microbiology, of the Society for Applied Microbiology, enable the development of biological fungicides

16.03.2022 | 06:06 (UTC -3)

Plant health

Rainy season favors the spread of bacterial diseases in fruit and vegetables

Rain is essential for the success of agriculture; but its excess can open the door to the spread of bacterial diseases

15.03.2022 | 10:55 (UTC -3)

Rio Grande do Sul

Secretariat of Agriculture of RS inspects vineyards in Serra to detect vine canker

Seapdr inspectors inspected vineyards in Bento Gonçalves and Garibaldi

21.02.2022 | 15:52 (UTC -3)

Diseases

CVC decreases drastically and reaches its lowest incidence in the citrus belt

Knowledge produced and adoption of appropriate management measures reduced the presence of the disease to less than 0,5% in the citrus belt; example must be followed in greening control, the biggest challenge currently

01.02.2022 | 15:28 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Updated version of the book “Tomato Diseases” expands the approach to new variants of diseases that threaten tomato farming

The correct identification of the causes of diseases and indications of sustainable ways to control them were the driving force behind the preparation of the third edition of the book “Tomato Diseases”, launched by Embrapa Hortaliças

31.01.2022 | 15:35 (UTC -3)

Pod rot

Network of institutions conducts research on soybean anomaly and breakdown in MT

The two problems emerged in Mato Grosso in recent harvests and have been causing concern to rural producers

06.12.2022 | 17:09 (UTC -3)

Defensive

Changed the phytosanitary framework of MG

Determination applies in relation to citrus canker; state becomes an area without the occurrence of the disease, except in relation to some municipalities

26.09.2022 | 08:57 (UTC -3)