Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is considered the major pest of corn. In general, the control of larvae is achieved with insecticides application, which can cause several environmental problems. In search ...

The expansion of area under maize (Zea mays L.), and the use of no-till without a proper crop rotation have increased the incidence of stalk rot on this crop, due to the survival of this disease-causing pathogens (Fusarium spp., ...

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the efficiency of pre-harvest application of fungicides on control of brown rot on postharvest and verify their effect when associated with fungal antagonists, ensuring efficiency ...

The fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes major losses in the production of beans. Because it is a soil fungus, it is difficult to control and the biological control with Trichoderma sp. is a viable alternative. There are ...

The fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is responsible for significant production losses in lettuce. Because it is a soil fungus, its management is difficult and an alternative, is the use of biological control using species ...

Macrophomina phaseolina is one of the main pathogens of common bean, causing the disease known as charcoal rot, it is disseminated through seeds and able to attack many species of plants. It is a difficult pathogen to ...

Soybean is the main agricultural crop produced and exported by Brazil, and the whitefly is one of the main pests of this crop. Its control is carried out mainly with chemical insecticides, which has resulted in an increase ...

Corn is the most produced cereal in the world, and because it is cultivated in more than one season in practically all regions of Brazil, it provides suitable conditions for the occurrence and attack of the corn leafhopper ...

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merril) is one of the most significant crops globally. However, its productivity is compromised by foliar diseases throughout its growth stages. The genera Bacillus spp. and Trichoderma spp. ...