Efectos causados por antracnosis en la producción de pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) en el Ecuador

The pitahaya receives various names, depending on the country where it is produced, among which the following stand out: pitahaya (Colombia), Belle de nuit (France), calyx flower (Venezuela, Puerto Rico). Today the pitahaya is considered a profitable tropical fruit for export due to its morphological and nutritional qualities, which is why it is being promoted throughout the world through international fairs in countries such as: China, Malaysia, Paris, Brazil and Argentina. The frequency and intensity of rainfall cause a series of physiological and phytosanitary events that increase the quality and yield of production, exceeding the threshold of economic damage. Anthracnose is a disease caused by a fungus that directly affects the fruit in pre and post-harvest, lowering its productivity and quality indexes, thus presenting severe economic damage to producers dedicated to this activity. It is a disease that mainly affects the leaves and the fruit, presenting its first symptoms with small circular brown spots, which when advancing in the tissue present black lesions, with a sunken and dry appearance; which causes the loss of the leaf area and therefore affects its photosynthetic process, affects the size and quality of the fruits.

• Hoofdauteur: Alava Moreira, Rainer Andrés (author)
• Formaat: bachelorThesis
• Gepubliceerd in: 2022
• Onderwerpen: Antracnosis; Pitahaya; Control; Hongo
• Online toegang: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/13108