Pub Date : 2026-02-11DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107571
Douglas S. Higgins, Santosh Koirala, Mary K. Hausbeck
{"title":"Optimization of foliar fungicide application timing for the management of Stemphylium leaf blight in pungent storage onions","authors":"Douglas S. Higgins, Santosh Koirala, Mary K. Hausbeck","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107571","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146152889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-11DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107570
Ramasamy Kanagaraj Murali-Baskaran, Lata Jain, Jandrajupalli Sridhar, Kailash Chander Sharma
{"title":"Field bioefficacy of an indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis biopesticide for sustainable management of chickpea pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) and enhancement of grain yield","authors":"Ramasamy Kanagaraj Murali-Baskaran, Lata Jain, Jandrajupalli Sridhar, Kailash Chander Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107570","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146152892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-10DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107567
Trevor M. Volp, Myron P. Zalucki, Michael J. Furlong
{"title":"Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) responses to Helicoverpa armigera herbivory and simulated herbivory at different crop stages","authors":"Trevor M. Volp, Myron P. Zalucki, Michael J. Furlong","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107567","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"316 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146152891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107557
Laissa Cavallini, Dominic D. Reisig, Renee Ackerman, Anders S. Huseth
{"title":"Aboveground thrips herbivory alters root morphology more in non-Bt cotton than in Bt cotton (Mpp51Aa2)","authors":"Laissa Cavallini, Dominic D. Reisig, Renee Ackerman, Anders S. Huseth","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107557","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"276 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146110779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107552
Animesha Rath, Preetom Regon, Svetlana Konzedalov, Adi Kliot
{"title":"Characterisation of pyridaben resistance in Tetranychus urticae in the Mediterranean basin","authors":"Animesha Rath, Preetom Regon, Svetlana Konzedalov, Adi Kliot","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107552","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146089437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107547
Esther Lugwana Nampeera, Sarah Mubiru, Daniel Mwesigwa Zziwa, Rebecca Akullo, Gerald Ddumba, Hassan Wasswa Kayondo, Gabriel Ddamulira
{"title":"Smallholder pepper farmers in Uganda: Production and key insect pest management practices","authors":"Esther Lugwana Nampeera, Sarah Mubiru, Daniel Mwesigwa Zziwa, Rebecca Akullo, Gerald Ddumba, Hassan Wasswa Kayondo, Gabriel Ddamulira","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107547","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146089439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-28DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107554
Igor Henrique de Lima Costa , Gloria Emperatriz Suqui Carchi , Isabela Schneid Kroning , Maria Fernanda Fernandes Siqueira , Frederico Schmitt Kremer , Wladimir Padilha da Silva , Cândida Renata Jacobsen de Farias , Alvaro Renato Guerra Dias
This study reports the first case of Alternaria alternata causing soft rot in pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruits in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Symptomatic fruits were collected from a commercial orchard, and the pathogen was isolated, characterized both morphologically and molecularly (using ITS, GAPDH, and TEF-1α loci), and tested for pathogenicity. The colonies exhibited mycelial growth of 5.24 ± 0.35 cm after 7 days and 8.08 ± 0.37 cm after 14 days, with olive gray centers and light brown edges. The obclavate or obpyriform conidia had transverse (1–6) and longitudinal (0–3) septa, with a short apical tip (5–22.5 μm). Molecular analysis revealed 100 % similarity with A. alternata sequences in GenBank, confirming the pathogen via phylogenetic analysis. Pathogenicity tests produced dark brown, depressed lesions with a clear halo, characteristic of the disease, confirming Koch's postulates. The 100 % incidence in commercial fruit crops resulted in significant economic losses, exacerbated by favorable weather conditions. Thus, this study presents the first evidence of A. alternata associated with post-harvest soft rot in pitaya fruits in Brazil, underscoring the need for management strategies to reduce waste and economic losses along the production chain.
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Spodoptera frugiperda is an agricultural pest that has spread to several regions, with frequent reports of populations resistant to synthetic insecticides. Consequently, there is an increasing number of studies seeking novel control strategies compatible with beneficial organisms. This study aimed to: (i) evaluate the toxicity of Ocimum basilicum essential oil (EO) to S. frugiperda; (ii) chemically characterize O. basilicum EO; (iii) determine the toxicity of the EO's major compound to S. frugiperda; and (iv) assess selectivity of EO toward Telenomus remus. The EO was toxic to second-instar caterpillars (LD50 = 13.36 μg of EO/caterpillar). Methyl chavicol was identified as the major compound (86.14 %) in EO and exhibited toxicity to S. frugiperda. The EO reduced the emergence of T. remus in the F2 and F3 generations when exposed during the egg and pupal stages within the natural host and was classified as harmless to slightly harmful according to the IOBC scale, without affecting parasitism rates. The sex ratio was reduced. The O. basilicum EO caused 100 % mortality in adult female T. remus. In conclusion, O. basilicum EO is toxic to S. frugiperda and induces transgenerational effects on T. remus emergence during the egg and pupal stages, while exhibiting high toxicity to adult females. These findings indicate that O. basilicum EO is compatible with T. remus during its immature stages and underscore the need for application strategies that prevent exposure of adult parasitoids in IPM programs.
{"title":"Toxicity of Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) essential oil to Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its selectivity for Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)","authors":"Alejandro Sandria Díaz , Thalita Zanquetta Luz , Gabriel Ribeiro Mendes , Eliana Donizate Andrade , Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci , Dejane Santos Alves , Geraldo Andrade Carvalho","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107551","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107551","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Spodoptera frugiperda</em> is an agricultural pest that has spread to several regions, with frequent reports of populations resistant to synthetic insecticides. Consequently, there is an increasing number of studies seeking novel control strategies compatible with beneficial organisms. This study aimed to: (i) evaluate the toxicity of <em>Ocimum basilicum</em> essential oil (EO) to <em>S. frugiperda</em>; (ii) chemically characterize <em>O. basilicum</em> EO; (iii) determine the toxicity of the EO's major compound to <em>S. frugiperda</em>; and (iv) assess selectivity of EO toward <em>Telenomus remus</em>. The EO was toxic to second-instar caterpillars (LD<sub>50</sub> = 13.36 μg of EO/caterpillar). Methyl chavicol was identified as the major compound (86.14 %) in EO and exhibited toxicity to <em>S. frugiperda</em>. The EO reduced the emergence of <em>T. remus</em> in the F<sub>2</sub> and F<sub>3</sub> generations when exposed during the egg and pupal stages within the natural host and was classified as harmless to slightly harmful according to the IOBC scale, without affecting parasitism rates. The sex ratio was reduced. The <em>O. basilicum</em> EO caused 100 % mortality in adult female <em>T. remus</em>. In conclusion, <em>O. basilicum</em> EO is toxic to <em>S. frugiperda</em> and induces transgenerational effects on <em>T. remus</em> emergence during the egg and pupal stages, while exhibiting high toxicity to adult females. These findings indicate that <em>O. basilicum</em> EO is compatible with <em>T. remus</em> during its immature stages and underscore the need for application strategies that prevent exposure of adult parasitoids in IPM programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"203 ","pages":"Article 107551"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}