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Tenuipalpid mites of the genus Brevipalpus are of significant economic and quarantine importance in agriculture. They can damage and vector phytopathogenic viruses in coffee plantations and other crops. In this study, we focused on: identification of the Brevipalpus species, assessment of the spread of Brevipalpus-associated viruses (CoRSV, CiLV-N, CiLVC and CiLVC2), and mite population fluctuations over the course of 1 year. The study was conducted in coffee plantations in Soconusco, a coffee-producing region in Chiapas, Mexico. The collected mites of the Brevipalpus phoenicis sensu lato species complex (635) were identified as Brevipalpus papayensis (80.2%) and B. yothersi (19.8%) based on morphological and molecular characteristics. Their population abundance was low and there were no indications for virosis. The highest mite abundance was recorded in August-September and the lowest in February-March. An interaction was observed between mite abundance and coffee species in open-growth and shaded cultivation at various altitudes. Brevipalpus papayensis was most abundant in Coffea arabica var. Bourbon, in shaded (80%) growing conditions at an altitude of 1300 m above sea level. In C. canephora (in open-growth cultivation conditions at low altitude), B. yothersi was more abundant than in C. arabica, and as abundant as B. papayensis. We are of the opinion that, at this moment, B. papayensis and B. yothersi do not present risks to the production of coffee for the studied plantations. However, as the coffee-producing regions of Mexico are ecologically diverse, it will be important to continue examining the status of Brevipalpus mite populations in other regions in Mexico.
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Coffea , Ácaros , Altitude , Animais , Café , MéxicoRESUMO
Quince familias de papa (824 genotipos) provenientes de cruzas inter-específicas entre especies de Solanum stenotomum, S. goniocalyx y S. phureja fueron genotipadas, con el objetivo de asociar seis marcadores moleculares (GP94, HC, Nl25, Gro 1-4, RYSC3 y CP60) con genes mayores de resistencia para tizón tardío (Phytophthora infestans), verruga (Synchytrium endobioticum), nematodo - quiste (Globodera pallida y G. rostochiensis) y virus PVY y PVX. Los resultados mostraron que cinco de los marcadores aplicados fueron polimórficos y amplificaron en más del 80% de las familias. El marcador RYSC3 que co-localiza con el gen Ry adg no amplificó en ninguna de las familias evaluadas. La familia 8 amplificó la banda para tres marcadores (CP60, GP94 y NL25) en la totalidad de sus clones. La prueba de χ² se utilizó para determinar el ajuste de las proporciones de segregación de cada familia para cada marcador y genotipar los progenitores. Nueve caracteres agronómicos y morfológicos fueron evaluados en la cosecha. Mediante agrupamiento cluster fueron seleccionados 107 clones con resistencia a PVX, P. infestans, G. rostochiensis y S. endobioticum, alto rendimiento y volumen de tubérculos, elevado número de tubérculos y ojos superficiales. Sobre la base de estos resultados, aspectos prácticos para la aplicación eficiente de la selección asistida por marcadores moleculares son discutidos en este artículo.
Fefteen families of potato (824 genotypes) originated from inter-specific crosses among Solanum stenotomum, S. goniocalyx and S. phureja were genotyped in order to associate six molecular markers (GP94, HC, Nl25, Gro 1-4, RYSC3 y CP60). These molecular markers are linked to major genes for resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans), wart (Synchytrium endobioticum), root cyst nematode (Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis) and viruses PVY and PVX. Results showed that five of six molecular markers were polymorphic and primers amplified in more than 80 % of the families. Molecular marker RYSC3 that is linked to Rya dg gene did not amplify in any family. All individuals in Family 8 scored positive for three markers (CP60, GP94, and NL25). χ² test was used to determine the significance of the segregation ratios of each marker in every single family; so to the possible genotype of its parents was inferred. Nine morphological and agronomical characters were assessed during the harvest. Cluster analysis classified and selected 107 genotypes by putative resistance to PVX, P. infestans, G. rostochiensis and S. endobioticum, high yield, tuber volume and tuber number and shallow eyes. According to our results, practical aspects of efficient use of marker assisted selection in potato are discussed in this paper.