Podridão peduncular de coco causada por Cylindrocladium floridanum no Estado do Pará

Abstract

Coconut stalk rot caused by Cylindrocladium floridanum in the State of Pará, Brazil Coconut stalk rot caused by Cylindrocladium floridanum was observed in a experimental field of the Agroforest Research Center of Embrapa, Belém, PA. The fungus was inoculated in healthy fruits causing the same field symptoms and reisolated, fulfilling koch postulates. This is the first report of this pathogen on coconut in the State of Pará, Brazil.

Notes on Ceratocystis paradoxa causing internal post-harvest rot disease on immature coconut in Brazil

“…and Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Maubl. in the field and in post-harvest (Viana et al, 2002;Poltronieri et al, 2003;Halfeld-Vieira & Nechet, 2005;Mariano & Silveira, 2005).…”

Evidence of infection of cassava plants with the begomovirus passionfruit severe leaf distortion virus in Brazil

“…Brazil is the fourth largest producer of cassava in the world, with a production of 18 million tons harvested from 1.2 million hectares in 2021 (FAO, 2023). The following viruses have been reported in Brazilian's cassava crops: cassava common mosaic virus (CsCMV) (Costa, 1940;Kitajima, 2020), cassava frogskin disease associated virus (CaFDaV) (Kitajima, 2020;Poltronieri et al, 1998), an unidentified nucleorhabdovirus, tobacco necrosis virus (TNV) (Kitajima, 2020), and cassava vein mosaic virus (CaVMV) (Costa, 1940;Kitajima, 2020); however, occurrences are of low economic importance, in most cases.…”