Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon
The cotton aphid is one of the main watermelon crop pests and may cause a reduction in productivity due to the suction of sap, the transmission of viruses, and decreased photosynthetic capacity. The objective of this research was to evaluate the feeding preference of the aphid Aphis gossypii and the...
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| author | Rosane Rodrigues da Costa Pereira Mara Pestana Leite Douglas Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva Ronelza Rodrigues da Costa Zaché Carlos Eduardo Pereira |
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| description | The cotton aphid is one of the main watermelon crop pests and may cause a reduction in productivity due to the suction of sap, the transmission of viruses, and decreased photosynthetic capacity. The objective of this research was to evaluate the feeding preference of the aphid Aphis gossypii and the biometric aspects of watermelon cultivar plants submitted to silicon application. The experiment was conducted at the Institute of Education, Agriculture, and Environment of the Federal University of Amazonas, in Humaitá, Brazil. A randomized complete block design was used for testing preference with choice and a completely randomized design to study the biometric parameters of the plants. The treatments were distributed in a 2 x 3 factorial scheme (with and without silicon and considering cultivars Crimson Sweet, Fairfax, and Charleston). Silicic acid was applied at a 1% concentration directly on the substrate around the plants (equivalent to 1 t SiO2 ha-1), 25 days after sowing. The aphids in the breeding were kept in cucumber plants of cultivar Caipira. The treatments were evaluated through the preference test on watermelon cultivars and biometric studies of plant growth and development. The data were submitted to an analysis of variance, and the means were compared using the F and Scott-Knott tests at the 5% probability level. Silicon does not affect the preference of Aphis gossypii in different watermelon cultivars and negatively affects plant growth and development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a5165d436014fbf80e6ce92566f8e882022-12-21T20:13:05ZengUniversidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaRevista de Ciências Agroveterinárias1676-97322238-11712021-07-0120210.5965/223811712022021170Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with siliconRosane Rodrigues da Costa Pereira0Mara Pestana Leite1Douglas Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva2Ronelza Rodrigues da Costa Zaché3Carlos Eduardo Pereira4Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Itabuna, BA.Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Humaitá, AM.Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Humaitá, AM.Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA.Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Itabuna, BA.The cotton aphid is one of the main watermelon crop pests and may cause a reduction in productivity due to the suction of sap, the transmission of viruses, and decreased photosynthetic capacity. The objective of this research was to evaluate the feeding preference of the aphid Aphis gossypii and the biometric aspects of watermelon cultivar plants submitted to silicon application. The experiment was conducted at the Institute of Education, Agriculture, and Environment of the Federal University of Amazonas, in Humaitá, Brazil. A randomized complete block design was used for testing preference with choice and a completely randomized design to study the biometric parameters of the plants. The treatments were distributed in a 2 x 3 factorial scheme (with and without silicon and considering cultivars Crimson Sweet, Fairfax, and Charleston). Silicic acid was applied at a 1% concentration directly on the substrate around the plants (equivalent to 1 t SiO2 ha-1), 25 days after sowing. The aphids in the breeding were kept in cucumber plants of cultivar Caipira. The treatments were evaluated through the preference test on watermelon cultivars and biometric studies of plant growth and development. The data were submitted to an analysis of variance, and the means were compared using the F and Scott-Knott tests at the 5% probability level. Silicon does not affect the preference of Aphis gossypii in different watermelon cultivars and negatively affects plant growth and development.https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/19922silicon acidAphis gossypiiCitrullus lanatus |
| spellingShingle | Rosane Rodrigues da Costa Pereira Mara Pestana Leite Douglas Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva Ronelza Rodrigues da Costa Zaché Carlos Eduardo Pereira Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias silicon acid Aphis gossypii Citrullus lanatus |
| title | Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon |
| title_full | Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon |
| title_fullStr | Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon |
| title_short | Cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon |
| title_sort | cotton aphid feeding preference and the development of watermelon plants treated with silicon |
| topic | silicon acid Aphis gossypii Citrullus lanatus |
| url | https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/19922 |
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