The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz

The cassava mealybug (CM), Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., is a dry season pest of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz. Its effects on the patterns of dry matter production and allocation in cassava planted July, September 1982 and May 1983 and grown for 12 months was studied. Peak CM population dens...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schulthess, F., Baumgaertner, J.U., Delucchi, V., Gutiérrez, A.P
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 1991
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101704
_version_ 1855519652930650112
author Schulthess, F.
Baumgaertner, J.U.
Delucchi, V.
Gutiérrez, A.P
author_browse Baumgaertner, J.U.
Delucchi, V.
Gutiérrez, A.P
Schulthess, F.
author_facet Schulthess, F.
Baumgaertner, J.U.
Delucchi, V.
Gutiérrez, A.P
author_sort Schulthess, F.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The cassava mealybug (CM), Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., is a dry season pest of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz. Its effects on the patterns of dry matter production and allocation in cassava planted July, September 1982 and May 1983 and grown for 12 months was studied. Peak CM population densities varied greatly (from 600 to 37000 CM per plant) due to plant size at the time of infestation, duration of infestation, and mortality from the introduced parasitoid Fpidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis). CM feeding reduced new leaf production and assimilation and allocation of dry matter to storage roots. Severly infested cassava plants, lost between 9 % and 46 % during the dry season, compared to CM‐free plants. At the beginning of the ensuing rainy season, mobilisation of reserves from storage roots for regrowth caused temporary root yield losses of up to 75%. Yield losses at harvest across planting dates measured 12 months after planting, were of 52 to 58 % in the CM‐infested plants compared to noninfested plants.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace101704
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 1991
publishDateRange 1991
publishDateSort 1991
publisher Wiley
publisherStr Wiley
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1017042024-08-27T10:35:18Z The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz Schulthess, F. Baumgaertner, J.U. Delucchi, V. Gutiérrez, A.P cassava production feeding plants rainy season roots yield losses infestation The cassava mealybug (CM), Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., is a dry season pest of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz. Its effects on the patterns of dry matter production and allocation in cassava planted July, September 1982 and May 1983 and grown for 12 months was studied. Peak CM population densities varied greatly (from 600 to 37000 CM per plant) due to plant size at the time of infestation, duration of infestation, and mortality from the introduced parasitoid Fpidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis). CM feeding reduced new leaf production and assimilation and allocation of dry matter to storage roots. Severly infested cassava plants, lost between 9 % and 46 % during the dry season, compared to CM‐free plants. At the beginning of the ensuing rainy season, mobilisation of reserves from storage roots for regrowth caused temporary root yield losses of up to 75%. Yield losses at harvest across planting dates measured 12 months after planting, were of 52 to 58 % in the CM‐infested plants compared to noninfested plants. 1991-01-12 2019-06-25T17:09:00Z 2019-06-25T17:09:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101704 en Limited Access Wiley Schulthess, F., Baumgartner, J.U., Delucchi, V. & Gutierrez, A.P. (1991). The influence of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr. (Horn., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz. Journal of Applied Entomology, 111(1-5), 155-165.
spellingShingle cassava
production
feeding
plants
rainy season
roots
yield losses
infestation
Schulthess, F.
Baumgaertner, J.U.
Delucchi, V.
Gutiérrez, A.P
The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz
title The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz
title_full The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz
title_fullStr The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz
title_full_unstemmed The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz
title_short The influence of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat. Ferr. (Hom., Pseudococcidae) on yield formation of cassava, Manifhoti esculenta Crantz
title_sort influence of the cassava mealybug phenacoccus manihoti mat ferr hom pseudococcidae on yield formation of cassava manifhoti esculenta crantz
topic cassava
production
feeding
plants
rainy season
roots
yield losses
infestation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101704
work_keys_str_mv AT schulthessf theinfluenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz
AT baumgaertnerju theinfluenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz
AT delucchiv theinfluenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz
AT gutierrezap theinfluenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz
AT schulthessf influenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz
AT baumgaertnerju influenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz
AT delucchiv influenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz
AT gutierrezap influenceofthecassavamealybugphenacoccusmanihotimatferrhompseudococcidaeonyieldformationofcassavamanifhotiesculentacrantz