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Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 B82 / Master of Science

Row crop production can be characterized by constant change. Agricultural technology is responsible for most of the changes in productivity observed at the field level since the advent of mechanized farm equipment. Genetically modified (GM) cotton varieties have changed many aspects of cotton production in the United States. The advent of GM varieties has been the source of altered cropping practices in cotton production. The rapid adoption of GM cotton varieties in Mississippi has allowed producers to alter certain aspects of their farming operation because of added flexibility, increased yields, and other benefits of GM varieties. This study analyses the effects of certain changes in some of the most relevant components of cotton production on yield that stem from the adoption of GM varieties in Mississippi by estimating and comparing regional production functions from 1996 to 2005.

Submitted by (edna.saturno@ufrpe.br) on 2016-11-28T14:10:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariana Oliveira Breda.pdf: 588678 bytes, checksum: dfbffb2bf31e84d654f1e337dae28971 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-28T14:10:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariana Oliveira Breda.pdf: 588678 bytes, checksum: dfbffb2bf31e84d654f1e337dae28971 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-01 / Aphis gossypii Glover is one of the major pest of cotton in Brazil, causing direct and indirect damage through viruses transmission. In alternative production systems, the control of this pest is carried out by natural biological control and by application of botanical insecticides. However, the performance of A. gossypii, its natural enemies and insecticides may be affected by different features of cotton cultivars, as the tricomas density. The objectives of this study were examine the interactions between white (BRS 8H and BRS 201) and colored fiber cotton cultivars (BRS Verde, BRS Safira and BRS Rubi), botanical insecticide (Azamax®, castor bean oil emulsion, aqueous extract of neem seeds, Eucalyptus citrioda Hook and E. staigeriana essential oils), A. gossypii and its natural enemy Cycloneda sanguinea (L.).Tested cultivars did not influence the development and feeding preference of A. gossypii, the locomotion and search ability of C. sanguinea and the effectiveness of tested botanical insecticides. The essential oils of E. staigeriana e E. citriodora showed no decrease in pest population and caused severe phytotoxicity in all cotton cultivars. Azamax® showed A. gossypii mortality ranging between 64 and 100%, and negative instantaneous growth rate (ri), from the concentration of 1.25%. For aqueous extract of neem seeds aphid mortality ranged between 12 and 92% and the ri was negative from concentration above 2.5%. Castor bean oil emulsion had low toxicity, with mortality rates ranging between 8 and 68% and negative ri, from concentration of 3.0%. Azamax® 0.25 and 1.25%, aqueous extract of neem seeds 2.25% and castor bean oil emulsion 3.0% showed high mortality to larvae of the 1st and 4th instars of C. sanguinea preventing the emergence of adults. / Aphis gossypii Glover constitui uma das principais pragas do algodoeiro no Brasil, causando danos diretos e indiretos através da transmissão de viroses. Em sistemas alternativos de produção, o controle dessa praga é mediado pelo controle biológico natural e a aplicação de inseticidas botânicos. Entretanto, a ação desse inseto, dos seus inimigos naturais e dos inseticidas utilizados pode ser influenciada por características das cultivares de algodoeiro, como a densidade de tricomas. Os objetivos desse trabalho foram analisar as interações de cultivares de algodão de fibra branca (BRS 8H e BRS 201) e colorida (BRS Verde, BRS Safira e BRS Rubi), inseticidas botânicos (Azamax®, extrato aquoso de nim, óleo de mamona e óleos essenciais de Eucalyptus staigeriana Hook e E. citriodora), A. gossypii e Cycloneda sanguinea (L.), um dos principais inimigos naturais desse pulgão no Brasil. Observou-se que de maneira geral, as cultivares testadas não influenciaram o desenvolvimento e a preferência alimentar de A. gossypii, a locomoção e capacidade de busca de C. sanguinea e a eficiência dos inseticidas botânicos testados. Os óleos essenciais de E. staigeriana e E. citriodora não provocaram redução na população da praga e causaram intensa fitotoxidade em todas as cultivares de algodão. Azamax® apresentou mortalidade de A. gossypii, entre 64 e 100%, e taxa instantânea de crescimento (ri) negativa, a partir da concentração de 1,25%. Para o extrato aquoso de nim a mortalidade variou entre 12 e 92% e as ri foram negativas, a partir da concentração de 2,5%. O óleo de mamona teve baixa toxicidade, com mortalidade variando entre 8 e 68% e ri negativas a partir da concentração de 3,0%. Azamax® a 0,25 e 1,25%, extrato aquoso de nim a 2,25% e óleo de mamona a 3,0% causaram mortalidade elevada para larvas de 1° e 4° ínstares de C. sanguinea, inviabilizando a emergência de adultos.