August 2020

Analysis of combined strategies for the management of Asian soybean rust

Asian soybean rust, if not well managed, can reduce grain yield up to 90%. Due to the severe damage caused by the disease, especially in Brazil, it is important to evaluate management strategies combined with fungicides, to minimize the losses. The aim of the work was to evaluate the effect of adopting different combined management strategies on the severity of soybean rust and its impact on the performance of the crop....

Author(s): Carlos André Bahry, Leocádio Ceresoli, Ângela Aparecida Carleso, Françoá Santos Dal Prá, Leandro André Petkowicz, Gelson Geraldo and Paulo Fernando Adami

August 2020

Races of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. & Magnus) Briosi & Cavara in major bean growing regions in Tanzania

Breeding for resistant varieties has been shown to be the most suitable method to control bean anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum though the method is challenged by the existence of many races of the pathogen. This work focused on characterizing races of C. lindemuthianum from potential bean agro ecological zones of Tanzania using a set of differential bean cultivars. From 144 anthracnose infected bean...

Author(s): Masunga Mpeguzi, Nchimbi-Msolla Susan, Robert Mabagala and Luseko Amos Chilagane  

August 2020

The in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo experimental findings of Nephrolepis exaltata

Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott decreases the heartbeats of cockroaches and it was postulated that the plant could be an anticholinesterase agent and could have effects. It was performed: (a) In vitro: hydroalcoholic extract of N. exaltata was pharmacognostically characterized, the cholinesterase activity determined with 1.0 and 3.0 mg/ml, comparing to positive control and negative control, and the preliminary toxicity...

Author(s): Eduardo Matheus Ricciardi Suzuki, David Freitas Fernandes Corrêa, Isadora Caruso Fontana Oliveira, Fâni Ribeiro Silva, Regina Yuri Hashimoto Miura, Flávia Aparecida Resende Nogueira, Edson Hideaki Yoshida, Magali Glauzer Silva, Sandro Rostelato-Ferreira and Yoko Oshima-Franco  

August 2020

Distribution and ecological drivers of family celastraceae in Côte D’ivoire

Most studies on drivers of plant diversity and distribution have focused on trees and combine several plant families. Climbers which are part of the particular characteristics of tropical rainforests due to their richness and abundance have been rarely related to ecological factors. This study evaluates the importance of vegetation type and total annual rainfall on the distribution of the Celastraceae plant family which...

Author(s): N’Guessan François Kouamé, Massa Rita Biagne, and Dibié Théodore Etien