Since the development of agriculture, crops have been prone to attack by various pests, which reduce yields and productivity. Therefore, it is essential to know the biology and behavior of arthropod pests in order to establish integrated management plans to reduce damage and maximize food production to meet the food demand of a growing population. In the Montes de María sub-region of Colombia, pest damage has been reported in recent years, but their taxonomic identity, incidence and damage capacity are unknown. In this sense, Agrosavia C.I Turipaná developed an investigation to identify and characterize the damage caused by arthropod pests on Dioscorea alata and D. rotundata in the municipalities of Carmen de Bolívar (Bolívar) and Chalán (Sucre) during the vegetative stage. Arthropod monitoring was carried out every two weeks and in each sampling the damage and arthropods found on l...

Since the development of agriculture, crops have been prone to attack by various pests, which reduce yields and productivity. Therefore, it is essential to know the biology and behavior of arthropod pests in order to establish integrated management plans to reduce damage and maximize food production to meet the food demand of a growing population. In the Montes de María sub-region of Colombia, pest damage has been reported in recent years, but their taxonomic identity, incidence and damage capacity are unknown. In this sense, Agrosavia C.I Turipaná developed an investigation to identify and characterize the damage caused by arthropod pests on Dioscorea alata and D. rotundata in the municipalities of Carmen de Bolívar (Bolívar) and Chalán (Sucre) during the vegetative stage. Arthropod monitoring was carried out every two weeks and in each sampling the damage and arthropods found on l...

Dry rot of yam tubers is a disease that currently causes the greatest economic losses to small producers associated with this crop in the Colombian Caribbean, as it deteriorates the internal tissues of tubers, causing loss of its commercial value and the seeds. Currently, we are not certain about the identity of the causal agents, so this research was carried out in order to objetive collect, isolate and characterize the fungi associated with the dry rot disease of yam tubers cv. "Espino" in the Caribbean region of Colombia in storage conditions. This study was carried out between February and October 2019, identifying the yam-producing areas in the Colombian Caribbean region and collecting in the municipalities and sidewalks, tubers in storage. In laboratory, the associated fungi were isolated from the lesions and identified through the amplification of the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spa...

Dry rot of yam tubers is a disease that currently causes the greatest economic losses to small producers associated with this crop in the Colombian Caribbean, as it deteriorates the internal tissues of tubers, causing loss of its commercial value and the seeds. Currently, we are not certain about the identity of the causal agents, so this research was carried out in order to objetive collect, isolate and characterize the fungi associated with the dry rot disease of yam tubers cv. "Espino" in the Caribbean region of Colombia in storage conditions. This study was carried out between February and October 2019, identifying the yam-producing areas in the Colombian Caribbean region and collecting in the municipalities and sidewalks, tubers in storage. In laboratory, the associated fungi were isolated from the lesions and identified through the amplification of the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spa...

Dry rot of yam tubers is a disease that currently causes the greatest economic losses to small producers associated with this crop in the Colombian Caribbean, as it deteriorates the internal tissues of tubers, causing loss of its commercial value and the seeds. Currently, we are not certain about the identity of the causal agents, so this research was carried out in order to objetive collect, isolate and characterize the fungi associated with the dry rot disease of yam tubers cv. "Espino" in the Caribbean region of Colombia in storage conditions. This study was carried out between February and October 2019, identifying the yam-producing areas in the Colombian Caribbean region and collecting in the municipalities and sidewalks, tubers in storage. In laboratory, the associated fungi were isolated from the lesions and identified through the amplification of the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spa...

Dry rot of yam tubers is a disease that currently causes the greatest economic losses to small producers associated with this crop in the Colombian Caribbean, as it deteriorates the internal tissues of tubers, causing loss of its commercial value and the seeds. Currently, we are not certain about the identity of the causal agents, so this research was carried out in order to objetive collect, isolate and characterize the fungi associated with the dry rot disease of yam tubers cv. "Espino" in the Caribbean region of Colombia in storage conditions. This study was carried out between February and October 2019, identifying the yam-producing areas in the Colombian Caribbean region and collecting in the municipalities and sidewalks, tubers in storage. In laboratory, the associated fungi were isolated from the lesions and identified through the amplification of the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spa...