Claim · model-written summary
Farmers could not connect viral symptoms to aphids, whiteflies, or thrips.
- Taxon
- peppert0
- Interactor
- aphidsAphidomorphae0pest
- Second interactor
- whitefliesAleyrodoideae0pest
- Outcome
- could not directly relate symptoms of virus infectione0
- Qualifier
- thripse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValue
Verbatim
e0“They also could not directly relate symptoms of virus infection to the presence of aphids, whiteflies, or thrips.”
t0“pepper”
Title
Herbaud P. F. Zohoungbogbo; Judicael S. O. Ganta; Ricardo Oliva; et al. HortScience 2023. doi:10.21273/hortsci17422-23
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- Observation Pepper production systems varied across agroecological zones, and 82% practiced monoculture.
- Observation Farmers chiefly identified pests and diseases as production constraints.
- Observation Cucumber mosaic virus was detected in 92% of pepper samples.
- Observation Pepper vein yellow virus was detected in 52% of pepper samples.
- Observation Pepper veinal mottle virus was detected in 50% of pepper samples.
- Observation Single virus infections occurred in 29% of sampled pepper leaves.
- Observation Mixed virus infections occurred in 71% of sampled pepper leaves.
- Observation Nearly all surveyed farmers were unaware of pepper viral diseases.
- Observation Synthetic insecticides were used by 93% of farmers to control virus vectors.
- Observation Commercial biopesticides were applied by 12% of farmers.
- Observation Homemade biopesticides were applied by 17% of farmers.
- Observation Neem-based preparations were the most widely used biopesticides.
- Observation Companion cropping was used by 15% of farmers.
- Observation Crop rotation was used by 43% of farmers to manage viral disease and vectors.
- Recommendation The authors recommend training farmers and extension agents in diagnosis of pepper viruses and vectors.