Capsid bugs in a potato crop

Author(s):  
S.V. Vasilieva ◽  
V.N. Zeiruk ◽  
G.L. Belov ◽  
M.K. Derevyagina
Keyword(s):  
2020 ◽  
pp. 119-131

Research highlights the importance of potato crop, which occupies a prominent food and economic status in food security besides rice, wheat and corn at the local and global level. Despite the expansion of the cultivation of potato crop in Iraq in general and Ameriyah district in particular However, potato productivity remains substandard, this may be due to a lack of knowledge of the most efficient varieties and not to use productive resources at the levels at which technical, specialized and economic efficiency is achieved. Therefore, the aim of the research is to determine the technical, specialized and economic efficiency according to the cultivated seed category. The data envelope analysis (DEA) method was used to estimate technical, specialized and economic efficiency, assuming constant and variable capacity returns. As a result of the study, the Safrana variety achieved the highest average technical efficiency according to the stability of the yield and capacity efficiency in addition to achieving the highest average specialized and economic efficiency, The Lapadia variety achieved the highest average technical efficiency, assuming that capacity returns have changed. Therefore, we recommend the adoption of items that achieve higher efficiency and the need to redistribute the elements of production better and Achieving the optimum levels at which technical, specialized and economic efficiency is achieved and saving what has been wasted.


Author(s):  
J.N. Abedalrahman ◽  
R.J. Mansor ◽  
D.R. Abass

A field experiment was carried out in the field of the College of Agriculture / University of Wasit, located on longitude  45o   50o   33.5o   East and latitude 32o 29o 49.8o North, in Spring season of the agricultural season 2019, in order to estimate the water consumption of potato crop using SWRT technology and under the drip irrigation system. The experiment was designed according to Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and four treatments that include of the SWRT treatment (the use of plastic films under the plant root area in an engineering style), and the treatment of vegetal fertilizer (using Petmos), organic fertilizer (sheep manure), and the control treatment . Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.)  var. Burin was planted for spring season on 10/2/2019 at the soil depth of 5-10 cm. The highest reference water consumption for the potato crop during the season was calculated by Najeeb Kharufa, which was 663.03 mm. The highest actual water consumption for the potato crop during the season for the control treatment was 410.1 mm. The results showed increase in the values of the crop coefficient (Kc) in the stages of tubers formation and tubers filling stage as compared to the vegetative and ripening stages, ranged from 1.37-1.92 for the two stages of tubers formation and tubers filling. The SWRT treatment gave the highest water use efficiency during the season, was 3.46 kg m-3 .


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. YADAV ◽  
R. K. SINGH ◽  
V. K. DUA ◽  
S SINGH ◽  
SARALA YADAV ◽  
...  

A field experiment was carried out during 2015-16 and 2016-17 at ICAR-Central Potato Research Station, Patna, Bihar, in randomized block design with four replications with objective to quantity the optimum requirement of nitrogen to potato crop. Significantly the highest plant height was recorded with nitrogen level of 300 kg/ha. Distributions of the smallest size of tuber yield of potato were decreasing with increasing the level of nitrogen. There was about 26.0% more yield of the smallest size tuber of potato was recorded with zero nitrogen as compare to the highest level of nitrogen i.e. 300 kg/ha. Increasing the nitrogen over the level of 150 to 225 kg per hectare, increasing the yield of tuber gradually slower rate than nitrogen level from 0 to 150 kg/ha. Total and marketable tuber yield of potato were increasing significantly with increasing level of nitrogen up to 150 kg/ha. There was no significant difference in marketable tuber yield was found for nitrogen level between 150 and 225 kg/ha. Highest (1.66) net benefit cost ratio was also recorded with level of nitrogen @ 150 kg/ha in potato. Hence, application of nitrogen @ 150 kg/ha was found statistically and economically more beneficial for potato cultivation in Eastern Indo-Gangatic plain of India.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
U. BHATTACHARYA ◽  
S. SARKAR ◽  
S. DEWANJEE

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4239
Author(s):  
Nesrine H. Youssef ◽  
Sameer H. Qari ◽  
Said I. Behiry ◽  
Eldessoky S. Dessoky ◽  
Ehab I. El-Hallous ◽  
...  

Alternaria species, mainly air-borne fungi, affect potato plants, causing black spots symptoms. Morphological identification, pathogenicity assessment, and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) molecular identification confirmed that all isolates were Alternaria alternata. The annotated sequences were deposited in GenBank under accession numbers MN592771–MN592777. HPLC analysis revealed that the fungal isolates KH3 (133,200 ng/g) and NO3 (212,000 ng/g) produced higher levels of tenuazonic acid (TeA) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME), respectively. Beet ethanol extract (BEE) and beet methanol extract (BME) at different concentrations were used as antimycotoxins. BME decreased the production of mycotoxins by 66.99–99.79%. The highest TeA reduction rate (99.39%) was reported in the KH3 isolate with 150 µg/mL BME treatment. In comparison, the most effective AME reduction rate (99.79%) was shown in the NO3 isolate with 150 µg/mL BME treatment. In the same way, BEE application resulted in 95.60–99.91% mycotoxin reduction. The highest TeA reduction rate (99.91%) was reported in the KH3 isolate with 150 µg/mL BEE treatment, while the greatest AME reduction rate (99.68%) was shown in the Alam1 isolate with 75 µg/mL BEE treatment. GC-MS analysis showed that the main constituent in BME was the antioxidant compound 1-dodecanamine, n,n-dimethyl with a peak area of 43.75%. In contrast, oxirane, methyl- (23.22%); hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester (10.72%); and n-hexadecanoic acid (7.32%) were the main components in BEE found by GC-MS. They are probably antimicrobial molecules and have an effect on the mycotoxin in general. To our knowledge, this is the first study describing the antimycotoxigenic activity of beet extracts against A. alternata mycotoxins-contaminated potato crops in Egypt, aimed to manage and save the environment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 126265
Author(s):  
David H. Fleisher ◽  
Bruno Condori ◽  
Carolina Barreda ◽  
Herman Berguijs ◽  
Marco Bindi ◽  
...  

1965 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. V. Widdowson ◽  
A. Penny

The experiment testing N residues (made on a clay-loam soil) clearly showed that N applied for potatoes benefited the following wheat crop, but that N applied for wheat benefited the following potato crop little. There were no worth-while 1. An experiment on a clay-loam soil measured responses to three amounts of nitrogen on alternate crops of wheat and potatoes; these dressings were tested in all combinations with three rates of N applied 1 and 2 years previously. Nitrogen applied for potatoes consistently increased yields of following wheat. The residue from applying 1·5 cwt. N/acre for potatoes was equivalent to topdressing the wheat with 0·55 cwt. N/acre; the value of the residue was decreased by applying N to the wheat. Potato yields were increased little by applying N to the preceding wheat crop and the residues were of little significance when compared with the responses to new N. There was no gain from N applied 2 years previously for either crop.


1932 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Maldwyn Davies

1. Ecological studies on aphides attacking potatoes were commenced in 1928 with a view to elucidating certain problems of entomological interest and also the role of these insects as vectors of disease. The species include, Myzus persicae, Sulz., Macrosiphum gei, Koch, and Myzus pseudosolani, Theo.2. The present study is confined mainly to the infestation of aphides on potatoes at a selected centre which is described.3. Solitary apterous viviparous females were in a majority on potatoes during the period of initial infestation in early June. Their presence is explained by (1) the overwintering of aphides on weeds and field plants, (2) the first few alatae depositing single nymphs and then migrating, (3) infection from infested seed.4. The maximum infestation was reached during mid-July, when 86 per cent. of the leaves were infested and there was an average of 2·8 aphides to a leaf. The infestation was below that of the previous three years. Macrosiphum gei bred up rapidly, at first on the flower-heads, and was the predominant species, its decline in numbers being equally rapid. Myzus persicae increased more slowly and did not reach such numbers, but the maximum was maintained longer and the disappearance of the species was delayed. Myzus pseudosolani was only taken in August and then in small numbers.5. An estimate of the intensity of the aphis population is attempted, and in the present moderate infestation of 2·8 aphides to a leaf it was of the order of 2,000,000 aphides to an acre of potatoes.6. A technique was established to ascertain the movement of aphides within the crop. Weekly records on observational leaves revealed that 100 per cent. of the aphides moved their site and at least 84 per cent. of each species moved from leaf to leaf within the weekly period. Daily records during the period of maximum infestation showed that 84 per cent. of Macrosiphum gei and 73 per cent. of Myzus persicae changed site within 24 hours, and of these at least 50 per cent. moved from the leaves upon which they had been observed.7. It was noted that no attempt was made to maintain large local colonies, for the movement of both adults and nymphs was frequent, and observed colonies soon dispersed. The extended infestation of Myzus persicae is discussed with reference to its establishment on field plants, other than potatoes, during the autumn and winter.


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