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The transmission properties, host range, and virus- vector relationships of chino del tomate virus (CdTV), a new whitefly-transmitted geminivirus of tomato, are described. The virus is transmitted by B. tabaci, the sweet potato whitefly, but not by seed or sap. The virus infects members of the Asclepiadaceae, Leguminosae, Malvaceae, and Solanaceae. In virus-vector studies, minimum AAF and IAF times were 1 hour and 2 hours, respectively. The virus was retained by its whitefly vector for 4.5 and 7.3 days following 24- and 72-hr AAF respectively. Relative efficiencies of transmission for 1, 5, 10 and 20 B. tabaci were 15, 49, 84 and 100 percent, respectively. The chino del tomate (CdT), or leaf curl disease of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), was first reported in cultivated tomato fields in Sinaloa, Mexico in 1970-71 (4). Presently, it occurs in tomato production areas of the west coast of Sinaloa and may affect 100 percent of the plants in a field (1). The disease is characterized by curled and rolled leaves, thickened veins, a bright-to-subdued-yellow mosaic which varies with time of the year, stunting, and a reduced fruit set (1,3). Recently, a whitefly -transmitted geminivirus, CdT virus (CdTV), was implicated as the causal agent of the disease (1,3), but information concerning the biological nature of the virus is lacking. Here, we present the results of studies involving virus transmission, experimental host range, and virus -vector relationships.

Thesis (M.Sc. (Agriculture Agronomy)) --University of Limpopo, 2017 / Among the fungal diseases infecting tomato crop, early blight caused by Alternaria solani (Ellis & G. Martin) is one of the most destructive fungal foliar diseases. The aim of this current study was to document the prevailing pathogenic diversity of A. solani populations in Limpopo based on morphological characteristics, fungicide sensitivity, and aggressiveness of A. solani isolates. The tested isolates were collected from four different areas across different tomato production sites in the Limpopo Province and pathogen isolations were carried-out under laboratory conditions. The the morphological variation of different A. solani isolates was evaluated. The results obtained in this study show that A. solani isolates exhibit high variations in mycelial pigmentation, number of septa, beak length and colony diameter. The current study also evaluated the sensitivity of A. solani isolates obtained from different areas in the Limpopo to commonly used fungicides. All the tested fungicides (chlorothalonil, copper oxychloride and mancozeb) reduced the mycelial growth of A. solani isolates, even at lower concentrations. However copper oxychloride fungicide provides better inhibition of mycelial growth as compared to other tested fungicides. Furthermore, the aggressiveness of the different isolates was investigated using Money-maker and Rodade tomato cultivars. The results obtained in our, study revealed that isolates from different areas differed in terms of their level of aggressiveness on both cultivars. However, all the tested isolates were aggressive in their ability to cause early blight in both cultivars. There was a difference on how both cultivars responded to isolates from different areas with the Money-maker being highly susceptible to all the tested isolates as than the Rodade Key words: Aggressiveness, Alternaria solani, Fungicide sensitivity, isolates, Limpopo Province, Morphological characterization, susceptible tomato cultivars. / NRF (National Research Foundation)

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Em regiões de intensa disponibilidade de energia solar e elevadas temperaturas, os produtores de tomate procuram limitar a radiação no interior dos ambientes protegidos para reduzir a temperatura, principalmente por meio de malhas aluminizadas. Porém, o uso dessas malhas provoca redução demasiada na transmitância da radiação fotossinteticamente ativa, trazendo conseqüências negativas à produtividade. Desse modo, é importante se caracterizar o microclima desses ambientes em função da cobertura empregada. O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a influência de diferentes coberturas plásticas em ambientes protegidos no seu microclima e na produtividade e qualidade do tomateiro tipo cereja. Para tanto, um ambiente protegido de 50 m, instalado em Piracicaba, SP, foi dividido em dois ambientes distintos: Ambiente I - coberto com filme plástico anti-UV e com uma malha termo-refletora e Ambiente II - coberto com filme plástico difusor. Nesses ambientes foram cultivadas, em duas épocas distintas, duas cultivares de tomate tipo cereja (Sweet Grape e Sweet Million), submetidas a diferentes soluções nutritivas (relação K:N 2:1 e 3:1) na fertirrigação. No Ambiente II houve maior transmitância da radiação solar, sendo 50,3% superior à transmitância observada no Ambiente I. A temperatura média do ar no Ambiente II foi 5,2% e 2,1% superior à temperatura no ambiente externo, respectivamente para o 1º e 2º ciclo. Já no Ambiente I, as temperaturas foram praticamente iguais às observadas externamente. A cultivar Sweet Grape produziu maior quantidade de frutos pequenos (163 frutos pl-1) e grandes (341 frutos pl-1) do que a cultivar Sweet Million (102 e 261 frutos pl-1, respectivamente). A solução nutritiva com relação 2:1 de K:N promoveu maior produção de frutos pequenos (144 frutos pl-1) do que a relação 3:1 (122 frutos pl-1). As plantas no Ambiente II produziram, em média, 146 frutos pequenos por planta e 368 frutos grandes por planta, enquanto que no Ambiente I essa produtividade foi de 119 e 235 respectivamente. Os diferentes ambientes não tiveram influência sobre o diâmetro dos frutos, no entanto, promoveram diferenças no peso desses. Os frutos pequenos e grandes no Ambiente II pesaram respectivamente 6,66 g e 11,91 g e no Ambiente I 6,09 g e 11,21 g. A cultivar Sweet Million produziu 4,58 kg pl-1 e 3,85 kg pl-1 e a cultivar Sweet Grape produziu 3,94 kg pl-1 e 3,53 kg pl-1 nos 1° e 2° ciclos, respectivamente. Quanto à qualidade do fruto, o ambiente influenciou somente a porcentagem de acidez e o teor de vitamina C. A relação K:N 2:1 promoveu valor médio de oBrix ligeiramente superior ao valor obtido com a solução 3:1. Os frutos da cultivar Sweet Million apresentaram maior acidez e maior teor de vitamina C do que a cultivar Sweet Grape. Com base nesses resultados, concluiu-se que a cobertura com o filme plástico difusor foi eficiente em manter a temperatura e a radiação solar em níveis adequados para uma boa produtividade e qualidade das cultivares de tomateiro tipo cereja estudadas. / In the regions where solar energy is very intense and temperatures are high, the tomato growers use to reduce the incoming solar radiation inside the greenhouses, aiming to promote the temperature reduction, mainly by installing aluminated shading screens inside. However, the use of such covers promotes an intense reduction of the photosynthetic active radiation, bringing negative consequences for yield. Therefore, it is important to characterize the microclimate inside the greenhouses in relation to the cover material used. Based on that, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different covers on microclimate and the cherry tomato yield and quality in greenhouses, in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo, Brazil. For that, a 50-m greenhouse was divided in two different environments: Environment I - covered with plastic film anti-UV and with thermo-reflective shading screen disposed internally, and Environment II - covered with diffusive plastic film. Both environments were cultivated with two cultivars of cherry tomato (Sweet Grape and Sweet Million), fertilized with two different solutions (K:N relation of 2:1 and 3:1) by fertirrigation. Environment II had 50.3% more availability of solar energy than Environment I. The temperature inside Environment II was slightly higher (5.2 and 2.1% in the first and second cycles) than Environment I, which had similar temperatures to outside condition. The Sweet Grape cultivar produced more small (163 fruit pl-1) and large (341 fruit pl -1) fruits than Sweet Million (102 and 261 fruits pl-1, respectively). The 2:1 K:N solution promoted greater production of small fruit (144 fruit pl-1) fruits than 3:1 (122 fruit pl-1). Plants in the Environment II produced, in average, 146 small fruits per plant and 368 large fruits per plant, whereas the ones in Environment I produced 119 and 235 fruits per plant, respectively. The different environments did not have influence on fruit diameter; however, they promoted differences in the weight of the fruits. Small and large fruits in the Environment II weighted 6.66 g and 11.91 g and in the Environment I they weighted 6.09 g and 11.21 g, respectively. Sweet Million cultivar produced 4.58 kg pl-1 and 3.85 kg pl-1 and Sweet Grape 3.94 kg pl-1 and 3.53 kg pl-1 respectively in the 1st and 2nd cycles. In relation to fruit quality, the environment had influence only on the percentage of acidity and vitamin C content. The ratio K:N 2:1 resulted in a small °Brix difference in relation to the ratio 3:1. The Sweet Million fruits had higher acidity and vitamin C content than Sweet Grape ones. Based on these results, it is concluded that the cover of Environment II (diffusive plastic film) was efficient to keep the temperature and solar radiation in favorable levels for high productivity and quality of both cherry tomato cultivar during the two seasons evaluated.

Em regiões de intensa disponibilidade de energia solar e elevadas temperaturas, os produtores de tomate procuram limitar a radiação no interior dos ambientes protegidos para reduzir a temperatura, principalmente por meio de malhas aluminizadas. Porém, o uso dessas malhas provoca redução demasiada na transmitância da radiação fotossinteticamente ativa, trazendo conseqüências negativas à produtividade. Desse modo, é importante se caracterizar o microclima desses ambientes em função da cobertura empregada. O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a influência de diferentes coberturas plásticas em ambientes protegidos no seu microclima e na produtividade e qualidade do tomateiro tipo cereja. Para tanto, um ambiente protegido de 50 m, instalado em Piracicaba, SP, foi dividido em dois ambientes distintos: Ambiente I - coberto com filme plástico anti-UV e com uma malha termo-refletora e Ambiente II - coberto com filme plástico difusor. Nesses ambientes foram cultivadas, em duas épocas distintas, duas cultivares de tomate tipo cereja (Sweet Grape e Sweet Million), submetidas a diferentes soluções nutritivas (relação K:N 2:1 e 3:1) na fertirrigação. No Ambiente II houve maior transmitância da radiação solar, sendo 50,3% superior à transmitância observada no Ambiente I. A temperatura média do ar no Ambiente II foi 5,2% e 2,1% superior à temperatura no ambiente externo, respectivamente para o 1º e 2º ciclo. Já no Ambiente I, as temperaturas foram praticamente iguais às observadas externamente. A cultivar Sweet Grape produziu maior quantidade de frutos pequenos (163 frutos pl-1) e grandes (341 frutos pl-1) do que a cultivar Sweet Million (102 e 261 frutos pl-1, respectivamente). A solução nutritiva com relação 2:1 de K:N promoveu maior produção de frutos pequenos (144 frutos pl-1) do que a relação 3:1 (122 frutos pl-1). As plantas no Ambiente II produziram, em média, 146 frutos pequenos por planta e 368 frutos grandes por planta, enquanto que no Ambiente I essa produtividade foi de 119 e 235 respectivamente. Os diferentes ambientes não tiveram influência sobre o diâmetro dos frutos, no entanto, promoveram diferenças no peso desses. Os frutos pequenos e grandes no Ambiente II pesaram respectivamente 6,66 g e 11,91 g e no Ambiente I 6,09 g e 11,21 g. A cultivar Sweet Million produziu 4,58 kg pl-1 e 3,85 kg pl-1 e a cultivar Sweet Grape produziu 3,94 kg pl-1 e 3,53 kg pl-1 nos 1° e 2° ciclos, respectivamente. Quanto à qualidade do fruto, o ambiente influenciou somente a porcentagem de acidez e o teor de vitamina C. A relação K:N 2:1 promoveu valor médio de oBrix ligeiramente superior ao valor obtido com a solução 3:1. Os frutos da cultivar Sweet Million apresentaram maior acidez e maior teor de vitamina C do que a cultivar Sweet Grape. Com base nesses resultados, concluiu-se que a cobertura com o filme plástico difusor foi eficiente em manter a temperatura e a radiação solar em níveis adequados para uma boa produtividade e qualidade das cultivares de tomateiro tipo cereja estudadas. / In the regions where solar energy is very intense and temperatures are high, the tomato growers use to reduce the incoming solar radiation inside the greenhouses, aiming to promote the temperature reduction, mainly by installing aluminated shading screens inside. However, the use of such covers promotes an intense reduction of the photosynthetic active radiation, bringing negative consequences for yield. Therefore, it is important to characterize the microclimate inside the greenhouses in relation to the cover material used. Based on that, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of different covers on microclimate and the cherry tomato yield and quality in greenhouses, in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo, Brazil. For that, a 50-m greenhouse was divided in two different environments: Environment I - covered with plastic film anti-UV and with thermo-reflective shading screen disposed internally, and Environment II - covered with diffusive plastic film. Both environments were cultivated with two cultivars of cherry tomato (Sweet Grape and Sweet Million), fertilized with two different solutions (K:N relation of 2:1 and 3:1) by fertirrigation. Environment II had 50.3% more availability of solar energy than Environment I. The temperature inside Environment II was slightly higher (5.2 and 2.1% in the first and second cycles) than Environment I, which had similar temperatures to outside condition. The Sweet Grape cultivar produced more small (163 fruit pl-1) and large (341 fruit pl -1) fruits than Sweet Million (102 and 261 fruits pl-1, respectively). The 2:1 K:N solution promoted greater production of small fruit (144 fruit pl-1) fruits than 3:1 (122 fruit pl-1). Plants in the Environment II produced, in average, 146 small fruits per plant and 368 large fruits per plant, whereas the ones in Environment I produced 119 and 235 fruits per plant, respectively. The different environments did not have influence on fruit diameter; however, they promoted differences in the weight of the fruits. Small and large fruits in the Environment II weighted 6.66 g and 11.91 g and in the Environment I they weighted 6.09 g and 11.21 g, respectively. Sweet Million cultivar produced 4.58 kg pl-1 and 3.85 kg pl-1 and Sweet Grape 3.94 kg pl-1 and 3.53 kg pl-1 respectively in the 1st and 2nd cycles. In relation to fruit quality, the environment had influence only on the percentage of acidity and vitamin C content. The ratio K:N 2:1 resulted in a small °Brix difference in relation to the ratio 3:1. The Sweet Million fruits had higher acidity and vitamin C content than Sweet Grape ones. Based on these results, it is concluded that the cover of Environment II (diffusive plastic film) was efficient to keep the temperature and solar radiation in favorable levels for high productivity and quality of both cherry tomato cultivar during the two seasons evaluated.