The Atlantic Forest is reduced to less than 20% of its original area, but it still protects an important biological heritage. Forest fragmentation makes the environment more susceptible to invasive species occupation. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) was introduced into Brazil in the...

The adverse effects of molluscicides applied for the control of the invasive apple snails, Pomacea spp., have led to the search for eco-based cultural, mechanical and biological control techniques. Therefore, a field study on the relative effectiveness of locally available and cost effective...

In September 2014, several jackfruit trees in an orchard in Wanning, Hainan, China were observed with symptoms of decline including wilting and trunk cracking. The causal pest was identified as Meloidogyne enterolobii based on morphological and molecular analyses. This is thought to be the first...

We carried out a six-year study aimed at evaluating if and how a Brazilian Atlantic Forest small mammal community responded to the presence of the invasive exotic species Artocarpus heterophyllus, the jackfruit tree. In the surroundings of Vila Dois Rios, Ilha Grande, RJ, 18 grids were established, ...

Symptoms of white mould were first observed on jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) in Rangpur, Bangladesh, during February 2012. Fluffy, white mycelia developed on the fruit surface, along with large irregular black sclerotia. Morphological characteristics and the internal transcribed spacer...

A new disease of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) was observed in the south-eastern region of South Vietnam. Symptoms included root rot, cankers and gummosis of trunks, chlorosis, wilt, blight of leaves, defoliation, fruit brown rot, and tree death. The disease was found in 10% of surveyed ...

Aleurocanthus woglumi is an exotic pest, widely disseminated in Brazil, with a high preference for citrus plants, but with a polyphagous feeding habit. The contribution of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the Brazilian production of citrus fruits is small; however, there are still public policies...

A signature of globalization is the prevalence of exotic trees along reforested urban and rural riparian zones in the Neotropics, but little is known about the instream processing of its leaf litter. In this study, leaf litter breakdown rates were measured during 35 days using mesh bags within a...

Severe leaf blight symptom was noticed on seedlings of jackfruit, A. heterophyllus, grown in some nurseries of Kottayam district in Kerala, India, during August-September 2012. This was observed during the survey conducted as the part of All India Coordinated Research Project. Infection was...

In the past, phenotypic resemblances between three species and natural hybrids belonging to the genus Artocarpus were a source of confusion between individuals belonging to these taxons. Now, results of amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and morphological data concerning a great...