Control of Hoplocampa testudinea using the extract from Quassia amara in organic apple growing

In 2008 and 2009 the effects of quassin and neoquassin (oxygenated triterpenes) on apple sawfly (Hoplocampa testudinea Klug, 1814) were studied. In the Czech Republic, monitoring was carried out in small-plot trials and in one laboratory experiment. The extract containing quassin and neoquassin was made by boiling wood chips of a tropical shrub Quassia amara L. (Sapindales: Simaroubaceae). The experimental dosages were 3, 4.5, 6, and 9.25 kg of wood chips/ha. Spray treatment with the quassia extract was carried out just before most larvae hatched out. It was statistically proven that the extract from the wood of Q. amara reduced the apple sawfly infestation of fruitlets. Extract in the dosage corresponding to 3–4.5 kg of quassia wood chips for 1/ha appeared as optimal. The efficacy of these dosages was approximately 40–50%, and the efficacy above 80% was record.

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Poppy root weevils (Stenocarus ruficornis, Stephens 1831) control in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)

Plant Soil and Environment ◽

10.17221/417/2014-pse ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 60 (No. 10) ◽

pp. 470-474

Author(s):

D. Bečka ◽

P. Cihlář ◽

P. Vlažný ◽

K. Pazderů ◽

J. Vašák

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Untreated Control ◽

Insect Pest ◽

First Record ◽

Papaver Somniferum ◽

Opium Poppy ◽

Root Damage ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Root Weevils ◽

Small Plot

Effects of insecticidal sprays on poppy root weevils (Stenocarus ruficornis, Stephens 1831) were assessed in small plot trials at three localities in the Czech Republic during two years (2011–2012). In addition, the effects of seed dressing were included into the assessment in one of the localities (Červený Újezd). The levels of root damage caused by the insect pest larvae (expressed as number of bore holes per root) and yield got from individual treatments were compared. Sprays applied for 18 days after the first record of poppy root weevils in trials showed the highest effects on a decrease of the levels of root damage (40% of untreated control). In general, sprays applied at the date when SATF<sub>14</sub> value exceeded 20°C showed significant effects on decreasing the levels of root damage. The highest effects were usually recorded in sprays which were applied when SATF<sub>14</sub> value exceeded 100°C.

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Resistance of winter wheat cultivars to eyespot and characterisation of causal agents of the disease

Plant Protection Science ◽

10.17221/157/2016-pps ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (No. 1) ◽

pp. 24-30

Author(s):

Palicová Jana ◽

Matušinsky Pavel ◽

Dumalasová Veronika ◽

Hanzalová Alena ◽

Bížová Irena

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Winter Wheat ◽

Natural Occurrence ◽

Wheat Cultivars ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Stem Base ◽

Winter Wheat Cultivars ◽

Lower Severity ◽

Small Plot ◽

Oculimacula Yallundae

The reaction of ten winter wheat cultivars grown in the Czech Republic to inoculation with Oculimacula yallundae and Oculimacula acuformis was evaluated in a small plot trial. In a parallel field trial the natural occurrence of stem-base disease complex in six of the tested cultivars was assessed. Lower severity of eyespot (and/or stem-base diseases) was observed in cultivars possessing the resistance gene Pch1 (cvs Hermann, Annie, Princeps, Manager, and Rebell) in plots inoculated with Oculimacula spp. as well as in natural field conditions. A total of 468 wheat stem bases from the Czech Republic was screened by PCR to study the frequency of eyespot causal agents. The plants were colonised significantly more often by both species Oculimacula yallundae and O. acuformis together than separately.

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Appendix 1. Case Study: Methanol Mass Poisoning Outbreak in the Czech Republic: Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome

Chemical Health Threats - Issues in Toxicology ◽

10.1039/9781782623687-00263 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 263-270

Author(s):

Sergej Zacharov ◽

Daniela Pelclova

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

The Czech Republic

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Social variation in size at birth and preterm delivery in the Czech Republic and Sweden, 1989-91

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ◽

10.1046/j.1365-3016.1998.00075.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 7-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Koupilova ◽

Vagero ◽

Leon ◽

Pikhart ◽

Prikazsky ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Preterm Delivery ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Social Variation ◽

Size At Birth

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On Geropsychology in the Czech Republic

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000066 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 161-166

Author(s):

Hana Stepankova ◽

Eva Jarolimova ◽

Eva Dragomirecka ◽

Irena Sobotkova ◽

Lenka Sulova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Old Age ◽

Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Rehabilitation Research

This work provides an overview of psychology of aging and old age in the Czech Republic. Historical roots as well as recent activities are listed including clinical practice, cognitive rehabilitation, research, and the teaching of geropsychology.

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