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Calcium silicate and organic mineral fertilizer increase the resistance of tomato plants to Frankliniella schultzei

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Frankliniella schultzei Trybon (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an important pest of tomato plants. The need for more healthful foods is stimulating the development of techniques to increase plant resistance to phytophagous insects. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of calcium silicate and an organic mineral fertilizer, alone or in combination, on the resistance of tomato plants to F. schultzei. The treatments consisted of: control (T1), calcium silicate (T2), organic mineral fertilizer (T3), and calcium silicate with organic mineral fertilizer (T4). The mortality of nymphs of this thrips and the number of lesions on tomato leaves were evaluated after three, six, nine and 12 applications of these products. The number of F. schultzei individuals and of lesions on tomato leaves was lower in treatments T2 and T4 than in T1 and T3, showing a possible increase in tomato resistance to this pest. The increase in the number of applications of calcium silicate and the organic mineral fertilizer increased the mortality of nymphs and reduced the damage by this insect on tomato leaves, mainly after nine applications.

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The authors thank Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG); and the Tecnobiolbrasil S.A. company for supporting this research.

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  1. Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

    G. D. Almeida

  2. Departamento de Produção Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29.500-000, Alegre, Espírito Santo State, Brazil

    D. Pratissoli, V. B. Vicentini & A. M. Holtz

  3. Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

    J. C. Zanuncio

  4. Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

    J. E. Serrão

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Almeida, G.D., Pratissoli, D., Zanuncio, J.C. et al. Calcium silicate and organic mineral fertilizer increase the resistance of tomato plants to Frankliniella schultzei . Phytoparasitica 37, 225–230 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-009-0034-7

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