Major tropical crops and their pest spectra

During the dry and rainy seasons, determinations of stomatal resistance and transpiration of five tropical crops were carried out: guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth), coffee (Coffea arabica L.), cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.), guava (Psidium guajava L.) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. - Arg.) trees. Experimental design was done at randomized complete blocks with five replications. During the dry season there was a decrease in values of stomatal resistance in the following order: guarana > coffee> cashew> guava > rubber, with values from 2.5 to 30.0 s.cm-1. During the rainy season the stomatal resistance values varied from 1.5 to 3.0 s.cm-1. The guarana and coffee crops showed higher resistance to water transpiration when compared to other crops. During the rainy season, the rubber tree continued to present lower stomatal resistance and, consequently, higher transpiration.

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Genetics and the Improvement of Tropical Crops

Soil Science ◽

10.1097/00010694-195810000-00014 ◽

1958 ◽

Vol 86 (4) ◽

pp. 227 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Joseph Hutchinson

Keyword(s):

Tropical Crops

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Diseases, Pests and Weeds in Tropical Crops

Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America ◽

10.1093/besa/26.1.33 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 33-33

Author(s):

R. N. Williams

Keyword(s):

Tropical Crops

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Mycotoxin Contamination of Beverages Obtained from Tropical Crops

Beverages ◽

10.3390/beverages4040083 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 83 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Fabio Granados-Chinchilla ◽

Mauricio Redondo-Solano ◽

Daniela Jaikel-Víquez

Keyword(s):

Health Effects ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Mycotoxin Contamination ◽

Beverage Industry ◽

Tropical Crops ◽

Methodological Approaches

This review is mainly centered on beverages obtained from tropical crops, including tea, nut milk, coffee, cocoa, and those prepared from fruits. After considering the epidemiological data found on the matrices above, the focus was given to recent methodological approaches to assess the most relevant mycotoxins. Aspects such as singularities among the mycotoxin and the beverage in which their were found, and the economic effects and repercussions that the mycotoxin-tainted ingredients have on the beverage industry were pointed out. Finally, the burden of their consumption through beverages, including risk and health effects on humans, was addressed as well.

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