Horticultura Brasileira (2007) 25, 100-102

Germano L.D. Leite, Veríssimo Gibran M. de Sá, Rafael E.M. Guanabens, Candido A. da Costa and Farley Willian S. Silva (2007)
Incidência de insetos e doenças em cultivares e populações de cebola
[Incidence of insects and diseases in onion cultivars and populations]
Horticultura Brasileira 25 (1), 100-102
Abstract: Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the most important vegetable crops in Brazil. It is attacked by insects and diseases, such as Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Botrytis squamosa (J.C. Walker), Alternaria porri (Ellis) and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. cepae Penz. This work evaluated the incidence of thrips, onion leaf blight, purple blotch, and smudge in eight elite populations of the Embrapa's onion breeding program ("CNPH 6415", "CNPH 6074", "CNPH 6244", "CNPH 6400 Chata", "CNPH 6400 Redonda", "Valencianita" x "Aurora", "Primavera" x "Pera Norte" and "Pera Norte" x "Primavera") and eight commercial onion varieties ("Granex 429", "BRS Cascata", "Belém IPA 9", "Crioula Alto Vale", "Bola Precoce", "Primavera", "Régia" and "1015 Y"). In regions of high incidence of C. gloeosporioides, the recommended materials are "CNPH 6415", "CNPH 6074" and "CNPH 6244"; "CNPH 6415", "CNPH 6074", "CNPH 6244", "BRS Cascata", "Valencianita" x "Aurora", "Primavera" x "Pera Norte", "Belém IPA 9", "Bola Precoce", "Primavera" and "Régia" are recommended for A. porri high incidence; and of T. tabaci are "CNPH 6415", "CNPH 6074", "Granex 429", "Bola Precoce", "Primavera" and "Régia". The onion populations "CNPH 6415" and "CNPH 6074" are resistant to those two diseases and thrips. On the other hand, "CNPH 6400 Chata", "CNPH 6400 Redonda" and "1015 Y" are susceptible to C. gloeosporioides, A. porri and T. tabaci. All the studied materials were considered susceptible to B. squamosa.
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Database assignments for author(s): Farley William Souza Silva

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Thrips tabaci	Onion/garlic/leek (Allium)	Brazil (south)
	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	Onion/garlic/leek (Allium)	Brazil (south)
	Alternaria porri	Onion/garlic/leek (Allium)	Brazil (south)
	Botrytis squamosa	Onion/garlic/leek (Allium)	Brazil (south)