The department of Genetic Resources and Biotechnology at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) announced this week the launch of Embrapa-Carbom Brasil technology. It is a nematotoxic plant extract formulated formulated by Embrapa with a biofertilizer.
The department of Genetic Resources and Biotechnology at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) announced this week the launch of Embrapa-Carbom Brasil technology. It is a nematotoxic plant extract formulated formulated by Embrapa with a biofertilizer.
The technology presents a nematicide activity superior to 97% against the phytonematode Meloidogyne incognita, also known as the southern root-knot nematode. This phytopathogen provokes alterations in the plant’s roots, hurting significantly the production and causing annual losses estimated at millions of dollars.
The most affected crops are cotton, coffee, kidney beans, corn and sugarcane, among others. The technology was tested in trials conducted in vegetation houses, and it was seen that it reduced the number of Meloidogyne incognita eggs by 98%. It was also validated in the field on two different areas of soybean crops, located in the states of Paraná and Goiás, where the population density of Meloidogyne incognita and Pratylenchus brachyurus declined.
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