Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107906
Tharcísio Trindade Oliveira,Danilo Carvalho Pereira da Silva,Edivaldo Domingues Velini,Caio Antonio Carbonari,Magali Ribeiro da Silva,Evandro Vagner Tambarussi
{"title":"High foliar tolerance to isoxaflutole in genetically diverse Eucalyptus urograndis progenies","authors":"Tharcísio Trindade Oliveira,Danilo Carvalho Pereira da Silva,Edivaldo Domingues Velini,Caio Antonio Carbonari,Magali Ribeiro da Silva,Evandro Vagner Tambarussi","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107906","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"26 1","pages":"107906"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149209274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107899
H. Creissen,A.C. Newton,I. Hunt,C.F.E. Topp
{"title":"Effects of tillage and fungicide on yield of winter barley","authors":"H. Creissen,A.C. Newton,I. Hunt,C.F.E. Topp","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107899","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"35 1","pages":"107899"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149210416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-08-12DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107831
Akashdeep Singh, David Russell, Rishi Prasad, Rajveer Singh, Andrew J. Price, Scott J. McElroy, Aniruddha Maity
{"title":"Does poultry litter application stimulate arable weed pressure in agricultural fields?","authors":"Akashdeep Singh, David Russell, Rishi Prasad, Rajveer Singh, Andrew J. Price, Scott J. McElroy, Aniruddha Maity","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107831","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148715715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pesticide perceptions, practices, and Bt cotton adoption potential among Bangladeshi cotton farmers","authors":"Md. Hayder Khan Sujan , Sharif Ahammad , Mohammad Mizanul Haque Kazal , Monira Sultana , Md. Akhteruzzaman","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107548","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107548","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cotton production in Bangladesh faces significant pest management challenges, with farmers relying heavily on chemical pesticides. This study investigated 247 cotton farmers' perceptions and practices regarding pesticide use and their willingness to pay for insect-resistant Bt cotton. Perceptions were assessed using a five-point Likert scale (Cronbach's α = 0.76), complemented by data on pesticide practices and Bt cotton adoption potential, collected in 2022. Results revealed substantial perception-practice gaps: while 96% recognized health risks from excessive pesticide use, only 77% used personal protective equipment. Critical knowledge deficits were evident, with only 68.4% understanding stage-specific application requirements and 53.4% aware that insect-resistant varieties reduce pesticide costs. Most farmers (55%) relied on peer consultation rather than extension services for pesticide application decisions. Concerning disposal practices prevailed, with 39.7% burying containers and 30% leaving them in fields. Despite chemical reliance, farmers demonstrated high adoption of nature-based practices, particularly pheromone traps (89.5%) and removal of affected parts (84.6%). Regarding Bt cotton, 86% expressed willingness to adopt at current prices, declining to 52.5% at 50% premium, revealing severe price sensitivity. Findings highlight critical gaps between risk awareness and safety practices. Realizing Bt cotton adoption potential requires intensive extension programming addressing knowledge deficits, improved waste management infrastructure, and financial support for resource-constrained smallholder farmers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"203 ","pages":"Article 107548"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toxicity of Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) essential oil to Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its selectivity for Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)","authors":"Alejandro Sandria Díaz , Thalita Zanquetta Luz , Gabriel Ribeiro Mendes , Eliana Donizate Andrade , Suzan Kelly Vilela Bertolucci , Dejane Santos Alves , Geraldo Andrade Carvalho","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107551","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107551","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Spodoptera frugiperda</em> is an agricultural pest that has spread to several regions, with frequent reports of populations resistant to synthetic insecticides. Consequently, there is an increasing number of studies seeking novel control strategies compatible with beneficial organisms. This study aimed to: (i) evaluate the toxicity of <em>Ocimum basilicum</em> essential oil (EO) to <em>S. frugiperda</em>; (ii) chemically characterize <em>O. basilicum</em> EO; (iii) determine the toxicity of the EO's major compound to <em>S. frugiperda</em>; and (iv) assess selectivity of EO toward <em>Telenomus remus</em>. The EO was toxic to second-instar caterpillars (LD<sub>50</sub> = 13.36 μg of EO/caterpillar). Methyl chavicol was identified as the major compound (86.14 %) in EO and exhibited toxicity to <em>S. frugiperda</em>. The EO reduced the emergence of <em>T. remus</em> in the F<sub>2</sub> and F<sub>3</sub> generations when exposed during the egg and pupal stages within the natural host and was classified as harmless to slightly harmful according to the IOBC scale, without affecting parasitism rates. The sex ratio was reduced. The <em>O. basilicum</em> EO caused 100 % mortality in adult female <em>T. remus</em>. In conclusion, <em>O. basilicum</em> EO is toxic to <em>S. frugiperda</em> and induces transgenerational effects on <em>T. remus</em> emergence during the egg and pupal stages, while exhibiting high toxicity to adult females. These findings indicate that <em>O. basilicum</em> EO is compatible with <em>T. remus</em> during its immature stages and underscore the need for application strategies that prevent exposure of adult parasitoids in IPM programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"203 ","pages":"Article 107551"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107497
Xin Jiang , Jing Tian , Gang Li , Guy Smagghe , Zhong-Yi Li , Dao-Chao Jin , Zhou Li , Rui Dong , Xin-Yao Gu
{"title":"Evaluation and characterization of aphid (Aphis craccivora) resistance in selected alfalfa genotypes","authors":"Xin Jiang , Jing Tian , Gang Li , Guy Smagghe , Zhong-Yi Li , Dao-Chao Jin , Zhou Li , Rui Dong , Xin-Yao Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107497","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107497","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Aphis craccivora</em> Koch, 1854, a major pest of alfalfa, causes severe crop damage not only through direct feeding but also, and more critically, as a vector for devastating plant viruses, causes severe crop damage due to its rapid reproduction and high resistance to pesticides. This study aimed to identify alfalfa cultivars with natural resistance to <em>A. craccivora</em> and to elucidate the underlying resistance mechanisms by testing the hypothesis that specific plant nutrients and secondary metabolites are key drivers of aphid resistance. To evaluate the suitability of alfalfa cultivars for cultivation in southern China in terms of their resistance to <em>A. craccivora</em>, life tables were constructed for aphids reared on different cultivars. In addition, the nutrient and secondary metabolite contents of the alfalfa were quantified, and their correlations with aphid life-history parameters were analyzed. The results showed that alfalfa cultivars significantly influenced the life history of <em>A. craccivora</em>, with the Algonquin cultivar exhibiting the strongest negative effects. Integrating life table parameters with chemical profiling revealed that tannins and total phenols are key biomarkers for resistance. Elevated levels of these compounds were strongly associated with a cascade of detrimental effects on <em>A. craccivora</em>, including reduced adult longevity, shortened oviposition periods, and a decreased net reproductive rate, ultimately leading to suppressed population growth. Algonquin was identified as a cultivar with strong natural resistance to <em>A. craccivora</em>, while also elucidating the physiological and biochemical characteristics underlying resistance among alfalfa cultivars. These findings provide a theoretical basis for breeding insect-resistant alfalfa and for developing integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"202 ","pages":"Article 107497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145598554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107484
Ran Gu , Changjiang Wang , Jingjing Ji , Xianfeng Zhang , Fengxin Shi , Yan Liu , Yaowei Zhang
{"title":"First report of Fusarium equiseti and Fusarium oxysporum causing brown leaf spot on Chinese cabbage","authors":"Ran Gu , Changjiang Wang , Jingjing Ji , Xianfeng Zhang , Fengxin Shi , Yan Liu , Yaowei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107484","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107484","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chinese cabbage (<em>Brassica rapa</em> subsp. <em>pekinensis</em>), a leafy vegetable of Chinese origin, is widely cultivated in East Asia. During August–September 2023, an outbreak of brown leaf spot was observed on Chinese cabbage at Xiangyang Farm, Xiangfang District, Harbin, China. Initial symptoms on infected plants included round to irregular brown leaf spots with whorled centers, which gradually expanded and eventually led to complete leaf necrosis. The causal agents were identified through isolation, morphological characterization, and phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (<em>ITS</em>), elongation factor 1-α (<em>EF1-α</em>) gene, and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (<em>RPB2</em>). The pathogens were identified as <em>Fusarium equiseti</em> (<em>F. equiseti</em>) and <em>Fusarium oxysporum</em> (<em>F</em>. <em>oxysporum</em>). Koch's postulates were fulfilled by inoculating pure cultures onto Chinese cabbage, where symptoms induced by <em>F. equiseti</em> were consistent with those observed in the field. Host range assays demonstrated that <em>F. equiseti</em> can infect plants from <em>Poaceae</em>, <em>Fabaceae</em>, <em>Solanaceae</em>, <em>Brassicaceae</em>, <em>Cucurbitaceae</em> and <em>Amaranthaceae</em>. Biological characterization showed that <em>F. equiseti</em> (F.eq 1) exhibited optimal growth at 25 °C and pH 7 under any photoperiod, using a nitrogen-free medium supplemented with carbon sources including soluble starch, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC-Na), or xylose. To our knowledge, this is the first report of <em>F. equiseti</em> and <em>F</em>. <em>oxysporum</em> causing brown leaf spot on Chinese cabbage in China and worldwide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"202 ","pages":"Article 107484"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145567423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107541
Mingyan Luo, Mengying Liu, Kexin Cheng, Yulan Jiang, Fengquan Liu
{"title":"First report of Colletotrichum truncatum causing anthracnose on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in China","authors":"Mingyan Luo, Mengying Liu, Kexin Cheng, Yulan Jiang, Fengquan Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107541","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107541","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sorghum is a globally grown crop for food and feed,as well as holds a crucial position in brewing industry in China. Anthracnose poses a major threat to both the yield and quality of sorghum. In August 2024, an outbreak of anthracnose affecting 90 % plants was observed in a sorghum cultivation area of Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, China. The typical symptoms started as irregular to oval maroon spots on the leaves, which later developed to wider necrotic lesions and produced a lot of fruiting bodies. To determine the causal agent, the fungus was isolated from the diseased and healthy junctions. Based on integrated evidence from morphological characteristics, multi-locus phylogenetic analyses (ITS, <em>GAPDH</em>, <em>ACT</em>, <em>HIS3</em>, <em>TUB</em>, and <em>CHS-1</em>), and pathogenicity assays, the pathogen was pinpointed as <em>Colletotrichum truncatum</em>. This study provides the first report of <em>C. truncatum</em> as the causative agent of sorghum anthracnose in China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"202 ","pages":"Article 107541"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145962430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107516
Wensong Zhang , Kaiyun Jiang , Shuang Liang , Xiangsheng Chen , Zhong Li , Fengquan Liu
{"title":"First report of Stemphylium xanthosomatis causing leaf spot disease in Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua in China","authors":"Wensong Zhang , Kaiyun Jiang , Shuang Liang , Xiangsheng Chen , Zhong Li , Fengquan Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107516","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107516","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Polygonatum cyrtonema</em> Hua (“yellow essence”) belongs to the family Liliaceae and is a valuable component of Chinese medicine. In October 2024, a survey of a Chinese herbal medicine planting base in Kaili City, Guizhou Province, found that <em>P. cyrtonema</em> Hua was affected by a serious disease with an incidence of 35–60 % that substantially reduced its yield and quality and, commensurately, economic return. Koch's postulates, molecular phylogenetic analysis, and morphology confirmed <em>Stemphylium xanthosomati</em>s as the causative pathogen. This is the first report of <em>S. xanthosomatis</em> infecting <em>P. cyrtonema</em> Hua. This study enriches the pathogen diversity database of <em>P. cyrtonema</em> Hua and provides an essential theoretical foundation for disease diagnosis and targeted management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"202 ","pages":"Article 107516"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145689944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crop ProtectionPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107529
Luciani Cecilia Elizabeth , Celli Marcos Giovani , Brugo Carivali María Florencia , Bongiorno Vanina Aylen , Conci Luis Rogelio , Fernandez Franco Daniel , Perotto María Cecilia
{"title":"Detection and genome characterization of beet mosaic virus naturally infecting fodder beet crop in Argentina","authors":"Luciani Cecilia Elizabeth , Celli Marcos Giovani , Brugo Carivali María Florencia , Bongiorno Vanina Aylen , Conci Luis Rogelio , Fernandez Franco Daniel , Perotto María Cecilia","doi":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107529","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107529","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fodder beet (<em>Beta vulgaris</em> subsp. <em>vulgaris</em>) is cultivated due its tolerance to low temperatures and poor soils as it improves the structure of forage production systems. Viral diseases represent a significant threat to beet production. <em>Beet mosaic virus</em> (BtMV) is the only confirmed potyvirus infecting beets. Between 2023 and 2024, plants showing virus-like symptoms from Argentinian main production area were surveyed. Transmission electron microscopy revealed flexuous filamentous particles consistent with BtMV. Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing of one sample yielded the complete BtMV genome (B12AR; 9451 nt, excluding the poly (A) tail), sharing 97.47 % amino acid identity with the BtMV-Wa isolate from the USA. Additionally, sequences of Beet cryptic virus 2, a <em>Deltapartitivirus</em>, were detected. RT-PCR confirmed BtMV infection in four of seven samples collected. These results would indicate the presence of other viruses not identified in this study. Phylogenetic analysis grouped B12AR within a clade with isolates from USA and China, distinct from a divergent lineage infecting wild beets. A recombination event involving P1 and HC-Pro regions, with parental sequences from the USA and South Africa was detected. Further studies are necessary to determine the etiology of fodder beet symptoms. This is the first report and complete genome sequence of BtMV infecting fodder beet in Argentina.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10785,"journal":{"name":"Crop Protection","volume":"202 ","pages":"Article 107529"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145823002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}