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Behavior of coffee cultivars under the incidence of diseases of rust and gray l...
Carvalho, Alex Mendonça; Cardoso, Diego Abreu; Carvalho, Gladyston Rodrigues; Carvalho, Vicente Luiz; Pereira, Antonio AlvesOrange rust, caused by Hemileia vastatrix, is the main coffee disease in terms of scope and damage. The development of cultivars, resistant and/or tolerant to pests and diseases, has an important role in the productivity increase and production cost decrease. Thus, the aim of this study was to provide information about the reaction of ten commercial cultivars of C. Arabica to the incidence of rust and gray leaf...
Alternative control of coffee diseases
Carvalho, Vicente Luiz; Cunha, Rodrigo Luz da; Silva, Nathan Resende NavesThe Rust and Brown-eye-spot are the principle diseases of this crop. The control of these diseases is done by agrochemicals and most of the time is used indiscriminately. While at the same time consumers are demanding produce free of agrochemicals. Based on these facts, this paper aimed to test natural and/or alternative products to control these coffee diseases. These products are less toxic to humans and the ...