Introduction. Ecuador occupies the fourth place in cocoa exports with 293,487 tons per year, produced on 559,617 hectares. However, its yield per hectare is low mainly due to the presence of pathogens that affect the pods. Objective. To evaluates different methods of control of pathogens of the ...
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Anzules-Toala, V.; Pazmiño-Bonilla, E.; Alvarado-Huamán, L.; Borjas-Ventura, R.; Castro-Cepero, V.; Julca-Otiniano, A.
Publisher
Universidad de Costa Rica, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Citation
Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2022, 33, 1,
Fungal diseases, and their management, severely limit the production of cocoa in Peru. In that context, UNAS initiated a systematic and consistent program of: disease survey, pathology biology studies, epidemiological and progress studies, determination of control strategies and evaluation of the...
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Ríos-Ruiz, R. A.
Publisher
International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Citation
International Symposium on Cocoa Research (ISCR), Lima, Peru, 13-17 November 2017, 2018, pp unpaginated
Cacao is one of the main crops of agricultural exports and is a generator of jobs, Of the 130 thousand hectares of cocoa that provide occupation around 450 thousand people, however productivity is greatly affected each campaign because of the high severity of the disease. Monilisis of cocoa caused...
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International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Citation
International Symposium on Cocoa Research (ISCR), Lima, Peru, 13-17 November 2017, 2018, pp unpaginated
This paper provides information on the current situation of economically important cocoa diseases in Mexico and the various methods used in their management (cultural, chemical, biological and integrated control). The losses caused by Moniliophthora roreri on the cocoa industry in Mexico and its...
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García, C. F. O.
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Sociedad Mexicana de Fitopatología, A.C., Texcoco, Mexico
Citation
Revista Mexicana de Fitopatología, 2017, 35, Supplement, pp S3-S4
BACKGROUND: Using conventional pesticides in crop protection has raised serious environmental concerns and there is therefore a need for integrated pest management (IPM) methods. In this paper, we found that the spacing of trees can impact disease, which could result in a reduction in pesticide...
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Ngo Bieng, M. A.; Alem, L.; Curtet, C.; Tixier, P.
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester, UK
Citation
Pest Management Science, 2017, 73, 11, pp 2386-2392
This chapter discusses the advances in biological control of cacao diseases over the last 15 years. Most attention has been focused on biological control of frosty pod rot (Moniliophthora roreri), witches' broom (Moniliophthora perniciosa) and black pod disease (Phytophthora spp.). Research on...
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Hoopen, G. M. ten; Krauss, U.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
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Cacao diseases: a history of old enemies and new encounters, 2016, pp 511-566
Tabasco, México is the main cacao-producing State and concentrates 70% of the national cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) crop. Moniliophthora roreri, causal agent of frosty pod rot of cacao (FPR), is the main parasitic infestation that limits cacao production in the state; losses caused by this parasite...
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Ortíz-García, C. F.; Torres-de-la-Cruz, M.; Hernández-Mateo, S. del C.
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Sociedad Mexicana de Fitogenética, Chapingo, Mexico
Citation
Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana, 2015, 38, 2, pp 191-196
Studies were conducted to evaluate Moniliophthora roreri control by analysing incidence and severity parameters using native and commercial strains of Trichoderma spp., combined with agronomic practices (AP). Ten treatments that included agronomic practices, biological products, native fungal...
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Villamil C., J. E.; Sierra A., L. J.; Olarte L., Y.; Mosquera E., A. T.; Fajardo C., J. D.; Pinzón, E. H.; Martínez O., J. W.
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University of Nariño, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nariño, Colombia
Citation
Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 2015, 32, 2, pp 13-25
Vegetation composition and plant spatial structure affect disease intensity through resource and microclimatic variation effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the independent effect and relative importance of host composition and plant spatial structure variables in explaining disease...
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Gidoin, C.; Avelino, J.; Deheuvels, O.; Cilas, C.; Bieng AngeNgo [Bieng, A. N. M. ]
Publisher
American Phytopathological Society (APS Press), St. Paul, USA
Citation
Phytopathology, 2014, 104, 3, pp 275-281
The fungus Moniliophthora roreri, causal agent of frosty pod rot, is the main limiting disease of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) production in Tabasco, México. The fungicide azoxystrobin was assessed as a healing agent of M. roreri. In vitro, azoxystrobin at 450 mg L-1 inhibited 100% of the conidial...
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Torres de la Cruz, M.; Ortiz García, C. F.; Téliz Ortiz, D.; Mora Aguilera, A.; Nava Díaz, C.
Publisher
Sociedad Mexicana de Fitopatología, Obregón, Mexico
Citation
Revista Mexicana de Fitopatología, 2013, 31, 1, pp 65-69