Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea Pers.), crown and fruit rot (Phytophthora cactorum (Lebert Cohn) J.Schröt), verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae Kleb.) are among the main diseases that affect strawberry crop. In study presented herein, bark extract of Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) DC, popularly known as “cat’s claw”, has been evaluated for its capability to act a sustainable control meth...

Environmental niche models (ENMs) have gained enormous popularity as tools to investigate potential changes in species distributions resulting from climate change and species introductions. Despite recognition that species interactions can influence the dynamics of invasion spread, most implementations of ENMs focus on abiotic factors as the sole predictors of potential range limits. Implicit i...

The appearance of the cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum in Florida has roused concern over its possible effects on the Opuntia -rich areas of Mexico and the southwestern United States. In this paper we discuss the economic importance of Opuntia in Mexico and propose a method to predict the invasion of the alien species C. cactorum . In Mexico, the products derived from Opuntia are mainly human ...

ABSTRACT Systematic studies were conducted to elucidate the role of different soil microbial groups in the development of apple replant disease. Populations of targeted microorganisms were reduced by the application of semiselective biocides and soil pasteurization. Bacteria were not implicated in the disease, because application of the antibiotic chloramphenicol reduced soil populations of bac...