AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-11-09DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2927
Fernando Paz-Pellat, Víctor Manuel Salas-Aguilar, Alma Socorro Velázquez-Rodríguez, Cristóbal Daniel Sánchez-Sánchez, Martín Alejandro Bolaños-González
{"title":"PROJECTIVE LEAF COVER PREDICTS PLANT SPECIES RICHNESS IN THE SACRED FIR FORESTS OF MONTE TLÁLOC, STATE OF MEXICO","authors":"Fernando Paz-Pellat, Víctor Manuel Salas-Aguilar, Alma Socorro Velázquez-Rodríguez, Cristóbal Daniel Sánchez-Sánchez, Martín Alejandro Bolaños-González","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2927","url":null,"abstract":"The establishment of relationships between the water balance coupled to the atmosphere and species richness, for a given ecosystem, allows characterizing the state of vegetation under stable conditions. The proposal by Specht and colleagues of the water relationship between actual evapotranspiration/potential evapotranspiration (Ea/Eo), mediated by the evaporative coefficient k, allows to establish empirical relationships, without implying a cause-effect relationship, between the projective leaf cover (CPF) and the richness of plant species in relation to k. These relationships were reviewed with information from sampling sites established in sacred fir [Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham.] forests of the warm temperate climatic region of Mount Tlaloc, State of Mexico. Species richness and CPF of the upper stratum of the forests were measured, and the aboveground biomass was estimated. The patterns of the relationship between the CPF of the upper stratum and the total number of species showed variations within the limits of Specht’s equilibrium relationship, even though the levels of disturbing agents in the sites showed a greater dispersion of the data. Establishing a relationship between projective leaf cover and species richness facilitates estimates in plant diversity conservation projects.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135292368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2945
Alfredo Ruiz-Orta, Atenas Tapia-Rodríguez, Dulce Karen Figueroa-Figueroa, José Francisco Ramírez-Dávila
{"title":"ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL ASSOCIATION OF FUMAGINA (Capnodium spp.) AND GREEN SCALE (Coccus viridis) IN COFFEE IN SULTEPEC, MEXICO","authors":"Alfredo Ruiz-Orta, Atenas Tapia-Rodríguez, Dulce Karen Figueroa-Figueroa, José Francisco Ramírez-Dávila","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2945","url":null,"abstract":"The coffee crop (Coffea arabica L.) presents phytosanitary problems that can be economically significant if not properly managed, such as green scale (Coccus viridis) and fumagina (Capnodium spp.). Geostatistics is a tool that allows the producer to make optimal, timely, and accurate decisions for the integrated management of these problems. The objective of the research was to analyze the distribution and spatial association of fumagina and green scale in the coffee crop in Sultepec, State of Mexico, Mexico. During the first semester of 2022, random coffee plots were marked and geo-referenced for sampling. Several methods were used to obtain the spatial distribution of fumagina and green scale. The results showed fits of Gaussian, exponential, and mostly spherical geostatistical models, which represent an aggregate distribution and an association of these problems with each other. The estimation of the infested and infected area for both problems was obtained using the ordinary kriging method, revealing the presence of foci of infection and infestation. In plot three, it was identified that these are maintained and increase as the sampling progresses, finding a high degree of dependence and spatial stability. It is concluded that the populations of green scale and fumagina have an r value of 0.70, indicating a high association and correlation between them, which leads to a spatial distribution and possible management of targeted control of these phytosanitary problems and, in turn, sustainable management of the crop.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135371830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-10-30DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i8.2716
Evelyn Regalado-Rentería, Bertha Irene Juárez-Flores, Juan Carlos García-López, César Iván Godínez-Hernández, Miguel Ángel Ruiz-Cabrera, Juan Rogelio Aguirre-Rivera
{"title":"FEMUR CHARACTERISTICS AND FECAL NITROGEN IN HEALTHY AND CANCER-AFFECTED WISTAR RATS SUPPLEMENTED WITH INULIN AND AGAVE FRUCTANS","authors":"Evelyn Regalado-Rentería, Bertha Irene Juárez-Flores, Juan Carlos García-López, César Iván Godínez-Hernández, Miguel Ángel Ruiz-Cabrera, Juan Rogelio Aguirre-Rivera","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i8.2716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i8.2716","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 10 % supplementation with commercial chicory fructans (I), commercial Agave tequilana fructans (ATC), experimental A. tequilana fructans (ATE), experimental A. salmiana fructans (AS), rice starch (RS), and a control diet (C) on Wistar rats, both healthy and carcinogen-induced to colorectal cancer. It was hypothesized that agave and chicory fructans have similar effects. The supplements evaluated in both experiments maintained the dry weight and length of rat femurs in both groups without producing significant changes. Only healthy rats supplemented with chicory and both A. tequilana fructans showed higher fecal nitrogen levels. The femur ash content in rats that were carcinogen-induced to develop colorectal cancer was significantly lower (p ≤ 0.05) than the content in healthy rats. Minerals in the femurs of both groups of rats were similar. The hypothesis of this work was rejected.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136069156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-10-26DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2970
Juan Espinoza-Hernández, Gilberto de Jesús López-Canteñs, Irineo Lorenzo López-Cruz, Eugenio Romantchik-Kriuchkova
{"title":"AGAVE PLANT DENSITY USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS ON AERIAL IMAGERY","authors":"Juan Espinoza-Hernández, Gilberto de Jesús López-Canteñs, Irineo Lorenzo López-Cruz, Eugenio Romantchik-Kriuchkova","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2970","url":null,"abstract":"Agave plants (Agave tequilana Weber) are an indispensable element in the tequila production chain. Traditionally, plantation monitoring has been done manually; however, having accurate information on agave inventories is crucial for planning and estimating production volume. In this context, it was proposed that deep learning algorithms can achieve high detection rates of agave plants, improving the management and control of plantations. For this purpose, YOLOv4 and YOLOv4-tiny convolutional algorithms were implemented and evaluated using high-resolution RGB aerial images captured by a remotely piloted aircraft system for the determination of agave plant density. Three flight plans were planned and carried out, with ground sampling distances of 1.10, 1.64, and 2.19 cm pixel-1, respectively. The database was created, and the algorithms were evaluated for a confidence level of 0.25 and an intersection threshold over the junction of 0.50. The results showed an average mean accuracy of 0.99 for both algorithms and an F1 score of 0.95 for YOLOv4 and 0.96 for YOLOv4-tiny. Furthermore, a high detection rate (Rc) of 99 % and precision values (Pr) between 90 and 92 % were obtained. A decrease in the performance of the algorithms was observed when detecting agave tillers in images with a spatial resolution of 2.19 cm pixel-1. The implemented YOLO convolutional algorithms proved to be highly robust and able to generalize agave plant characteristics at different phenological stages, allowing accurate detections. In addition, the coordinates of the detected plants were used to estimate the distance between them, with a maximum error of 20 cm.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134907494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"POTENTIAL USE OF AN EDIBLE CANDELILLA WAX-BASED COATING TO EXTEND THE SHELF LIFE OF PASSION FRUIT","authors":"Eliseo Sánchez-Loredo, Alaín Martínez-Pérez, Diana Beatriz Muñiz-Márquez, Romeo Rojas, Jorge Enrique Wong-Paz","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2797","url":null,"abstract":"Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Degener) is not widely traded due to its short shelf life. Edible coatings can be used to extend the postharvest life of fruits. The objective of this study was to develop a candelilla wax-based coating (Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc) for the preservation of passion fruit. Three coating formulations (C1, C2, and C3) were made with pectin, glycerol, and candelilla wax and applied by immersion. Weight loss and changes in physical appearance were used to assess shelf life under two storage conditions: room temperature (32 °C/6 days) and refrigeration (6.6 °C/32 days). Uncoated fruit in both storage conditions served as controls. Furthermore, a physicochemical characterization of the coatings was performed. Coated fruit at room temperature showed an improvement in weight retention compared to controls, but no differences in physical appearance were observed. In fruits stored under refrigeration, only C2 had less weight loss compared to the control, while C3 maintained a better physical appearance. In terms of coating characterization, C3 presented the lowest moisture content and thickness. C1 obtained the highest density value, while C1 also had the highest water vapor permeability rate (TPVA) value. The application of the C2 coating was effective in preserving the fruit for a longer period of time, and this coating has the lowest TPVA value, which is related to the decrease in weight loss in the fruit.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134907251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-10-26DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i8.2847
Gustavo Ramírez-Madero, Fernando Carlos Gómez-Merino, Jericó Jabín Bello-Bello, Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez, Juan Valente Hidalgo Contreras
{"title":"ASSESSMENT OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF NEW SUGARCANE HYBRIDS USING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT AND CLUSTER ANALYSES","authors":"Gustavo Ramírez-Madero, Fernando Carlos Gómez-Merino, Jericó Jabín Bello-Bello, Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez, Juan Valente Hidalgo Contreras","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i8.2847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i8.2847","url":null,"abstract":"With a cultivated area of approximately 800 thousand hectares distributed in 15 states, sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the main crops in Mexico. Despite its socioeconomic importance, the genetic base of this crop has been reduced in recent decades, making the production system vulnerable to both biotic and abiotic stresses. For this reason, the Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Córdoba initiated a varietal selection program in 2009. In this study, morphological and agronomic attributes of 20 advanced hybrids were analyzed during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 growing seasons to determine genetic variability based on principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis. Commercial cultivars widely planted in the area of influence of the Córdoba Campus (CP 72-2086, Mex 79-431, Mex 69-290 and Mex 05-204) were used as reference samples. In terms of agronomic indicators, most of the new hybrids showed higher averages than the commercial control cultivars. The hybrids COLPOSCCMex 09-50 and COLPOSCCMex 09-66 showed better germination capacity. The average height of the tallest milling stems was presented by the hybrids COLPOSCCMex 09-341 (318.1 cm) and COLPOSCCMex 09-93 (311.85 cm). The hybrid COLPOSCCMex 09-289 showed outstanding values for five variables: diameter (36.43 mm), °Brix (21.89 %), stem height (149.33 cm), leaf width (5.36 cm) and number of leaves (11.15). Morphological characterization was carried out according to 54 descriptors, combining categorical and continuous traits that were easy to observe, with a high degree of differentiation and low environmental influence. Principal component and cluster analyses showed the distribution of hybrids into five groups. These results show promising sugarcane lines with high yields, which can contribute to genetic diversity in agroecological zones where they can be adapted.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134905527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-10-18DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2991
Ana Karen Santiago-Santiago, Oscar Antonio Arana-Coronado, Jaime Arturo Matus-Gardea, José de Jesús Brambila-Paz, Alma Lilia Toledo-Cervantes, Hugo Oscar Méndez-Acosta
{"title":"USE OF REAL OPTIONS TO EVALUATE THE PROFITABILITY OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM STILLAGE IN THE TEQUILA INDUSTRY","authors":"Ana Karen Santiago-Santiago, Oscar Antonio Arana-Coronado, Jaime Arturo Matus-Gardea, José de Jesús Brambila-Paz, Alma Lilia Toledo-Cervantes, Hugo Oscar Méndez-Acosta","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2991","url":null,"abstract":"In Mexico, the tequila industry is the second most important economic activity within the alcoholic beverage industry, after the beer industry. Tequila vinasse is wastewater with a high organic load produced during the distillation of the fermented must of the blue agave (Agave tequilana Weber var. azul), which has a great impact on soils and water bodies in the tequila region. On the other hand, the decrease in fuel reserves causes instability in hydrocarbon prices, which makes it necessary to implement alternative fuel methods such as biogas. In this sense, it has recently been pointed out that the anaerobic digestion process is the most suitable for the treatment of tequila vinasse since it allows the removal of contaminating organic matter, together with the production of biogas that can be used in situ in the tequila industry. In this study, the financial feasibility of the production of biogas for self-consumption from tequila vinasse was calculated with the values achieved from a pilot system composed of a packed bed reactor (PBR) with technological and economic advantages to treat this waste. Profitability was evaluated over a 10-year production horizon (net present value $1 569 001) and was complemented with the Real Options methodology, taking into account price volatility and the option to expand. The results showed that the project is profitable with the 42.85 % biogas production expansion option. It is concluded that biogas production is financially feasible and it is possible to increase the profitability of the system by $6 325 109 if production is expanded.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135888008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-10-18DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2998
Anne Cristina De la Vega-Leinert, Sahid Daniel Sandoval-Vázquez, Iliusi Donaji Vega del Valle
{"title":"MAPPING THE EXPANSION OF OIL PALM (Elais guineensis Jacq.) IN MEXICO — METHODOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENTS","authors":"Anne Cristina De la Vega-Leinert, Sahid Daniel Sandoval-Vázquez, Iliusi Donaji Vega del Valle","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2998","url":null,"abstract":"Oil palm (Elais guineensis Jacq.), a high-yielding oil-seed crop, is associated with multiple socio-environmental impacts. The Mexican oil palm sector is emerging and stands out for its dynamism. This paper presents hitherto unpublished maps to facilitate an independent, transparent and publicly accessible monitoring of the progression of this crop at national level. A first map, with data from 2014 to 2019, satisfactorily captures established plantations (94 % of the areas officially reported for Chiapas), even in very small plots (the area of the smallest polygon being only 330 m²). In the second, with data from 2016 to 2022, both the quality of the mapping and the coverage of cultivated areas increased (70 % of the officially reported planted areas), especially in Tabasco and Campeche, the states with the largest expansion of oil palm cultivation in the country since 2012. Comparing both maps with data on land use, vegetation and protected natural areas (PNAs) highlights the contribution of oil palm to the deforestation of more than 7500 ha of conservation-relevant habitats between 2014 and 2022 (5 % of the total oil palm area). The existence of large areas of oil palm in La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve (Chiapas) and its presence in other PNAs is confirmed. High spatial resolution maps, such as the one presented here, are necessary for the calibration of surface and terrain models at the regional and global scales, which are used in environmental impact projections. Such projections can then advise public policies and conservation plans at the national level. This paper proposes alternatives for the verification and communication of statistical and spatial data, to support an informed debate on the benefits and impacts of oil palm in Mexico.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135888664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-10-10DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2771
Itzel J. Trujillo-Nava, José Negrete-Hernández, Roeb García-Arrazola, Úrsula Dávila, Miquel Gimeno
{"title":"CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RAMON TREE SEED (Brosimum alicastrum Swartz.) AS A POTENTIAL FOOD SOURCE","authors":"Itzel J. Trujillo-Nava, José Negrete-Hernández, Roeb García-Arrazola, Úrsula Dávila, Miquel Gimeno","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2771","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of this work was to study the physical, chemical, and functional properties of the seed of the Ramon tree (Brosimum alicastrum Swartz) to evaluate its potential application in the elaboration of food products of high nutritional value. The results were compared with other seeds marketed internationally through an a posteriori comparative study of means. Ramon seed yielded 43.99 % of the dietary fiber, with energy value of 183.02 kcal per 100 g seed, cation exchange of 0.0015 meq [H+] g-1 seed, and uptake of organic molecules of 0.91 g oil g-1 seed. Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity had a value of 0.88 mg Trolox g-1 of seed. The antioxidant activity of the seed (IC50) was 1.602 mg mL-1, while the tree leaf had an IC50 of 0.618 mg mL-1. The content of total phenols and flavonoids was also determined, resulting in 154 mg of gallic acid per 100 g of seed and 72.14 mg of catechin per 100 g of seed, respectively. To evaluate its capacity to produce high-nutritional-value foods, the biscuit test was carried out with Ramon seed whole meal flour, obtaining an expansion factor of 62.8. All the aforementioned tests were performed in triplicate, and the Student’s t-test was used for the comparison of means between treatments. The hypothesis of the present work was demonstrated since the seed of the Ramon tree represents an alternative as a functional food, since physical, chemical, and functional properties comparable to other seeds of recognized nutritional value were observed.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136357768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AgrocienciaPub Date : 2023-10-10DOI: 10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2569
Angel Lagunes-Tejeda, J. Concepción Rodriguez-Maciel, Daniel Arturo Rodríguez-Lagunes, Juan Antonio Villanueva-Jimenez, Gonzalo Silva-Aguayo
{"title":"RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF INSECTICIDES IN MONOCULTURE AREAS","authors":"Angel Lagunes-Tejeda, J. Concepción Rodriguez-Maciel, Daniel Arturo Rodríguez-Lagunes, Juan Antonio Villanueva-Jimenez, Gonzalo Silva-Aguayo","doi":"10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47163/agrociencia.v57i7.2569","url":null,"abstract":"In Mexico, some monocultures occupy large areas, and organo-synthetic insecticides are the dominant method of pest control. The conventional chemical strategy is heavily reliant on new insecticides being developed in other countries. This paper discusses the characteristics of traditional/conventional and rational insecticide management. In traditional management, companies compete to position their products in the market once authorized. When pests develop resistance, the farmer must increase the dose and frequency of applications. These actions seriously threaten the environment, human health, and crop profitability. The hope is that another insecticide will enter the market to repeat the cycle of abuse and its consequences. The alternative is a rational strategy based on scientific evidence for chemical pest control. Farmers must adhere to an insecticide resistance management program that keeps resistance gene expression and intensity at acceptable levels. We propose the creation of public and private laboratories to systematically estimate the dynamics of insecticide resistance through bioassays. This will enable decisions to be made based on scientific rather than commercial information. Changing the current paradigm for the use of these agrochemicals will result in significant improvements in the time it takes to maintain acceptable biological efficacy, economic benefits to the producer, and significant reductions in adverse effects on human health and the environment.","PeriodicalId":50836,"journal":{"name":"Agrociencia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136356591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}