Evasive Planning for the Management of Eucalyptus Rust <i>Austropuccinia psidii</i> for Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Lilianne Gomes da Silva; Waldir Cintra de Jesus Junior; José Eduardo Macedo Pezzopane; Fábio Ramos Alves; Willian Bucker Moraes; Daiani Bernardo Pirovani; Reginaldo Gonçalves Mafia; José Francisco Teixeira do Amaral; Plinio Antonio Guerra Filho; Thuelem Azevedo Curty; José Romário de Carvalho; Alexandre Rosa dos Santos

doi:10.3390/f13050646

Forests (Apr 2022)

Evasive Planning for the Management of Eucalyptus Rust <i>Austropuccinia psidii</i> for Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Lilianne Gomes da Silva,
Waldir Cintra de Jesus Junior,
José Eduardo Macedo Pezzopane,
Fábio Ramos Alves,
Willian Bucker Moraes,
Daiani Bernardo Pirovani,
Reginaldo Gonçalves Mafia,
José Francisco Teixeira do Amaral,
Plinio Antonio Guerra Filho,
Thuelem Azevedo Curty,
José Romário de Carvalho,
Alexandre Rosa dos Santos

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Lilianne Gomes da Silva: Federal Institute of Espírito Santo/IFES, Campus Alegre, BR 482, Km 07, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil
Waldir Cintra de Jesus Junior: Center for Natural Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos (CCN/UFSCar), Campus Lagoa do Sino, Buri 18290-000, Brazil
José Eduardo Macedo Pezzopane: Center of Agricultural Sciences and Engineers, Federal University of Espírito Santo/UFES, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil
Fábio Ramos Alves: Center of Agricultural Sciences and Engineers, Federal University of Espírito Santo/UFES, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil
Willian Bucker Moraes: Center of Agricultural Sciences and Engineers, Federal University of Espírito Santo/UFES, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil
Daiani Bernardo Pirovani: Federal Institute of Espírito Santo/IFES, Campus Alegre, BR 482, Km 07, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil
Reginaldo Gonçalves Mafia: Suzano S.A., Technology Center, Rod. Aracruz-Barra do Riacho, Km 25, Aracruz 29197-900, Brazil
José Francisco Teixeira do Amaral: Center of Agricultural Sciences and Engineers, Federal University of Espírito Santo/UFES, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil
Plinio Antonio Guerra Filho: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Center, Federal University of Maranhão/UFMA, Highway BR 222, Km 04, s/n, Chapadinha 65500-000, Brazil
Thuelem Azevedo Curty: Center of Agricultural Sciences and Engineers, Federal University of Espírito Santo/UFES, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil
José Romário de Carvalho: Secretariat of Education of the State of Espírito Santo, Rua Daniel Camboni, n 200, Jerônimo Monteiro 29550-000, Brazil
Alexandre Rosa dos Santos: Center of Agricultural Sciences and Engineers, Federal University of Espírito Santo/UFES, Alegre 29500-000, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050646
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 5
p. 646

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Eucalyptus is one of the most exploited forest genera on the planet. Eucalyptus has a variety of uses, mainly because of its great diversity and versatility. Brazil is among the main producers of cellulose, paper, and wood panels in the world. One of the factors limiting the production of Eucalyptus spp. is the occurrence of diseases such as rust caused by the fungus Austropuccinia psidii. This work aimed to map areas at risk of eucalyptus rust in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The study was carried out in two stages: (i) mapping the rust risk areas in the state through the Geographic Information System (GIS) and (ii) applying fuzzy standardization to the infection index to generate a risk index. It was found through GIS and fuzzy standardization that most of the areas surveyed presented medium to high risk of rust occurrence. Thus, it becomes necessary to adopt complementary management measures to control the disease, especially for the months of April to November. The methodology used in this study can be implemented for other diseases and forest species in other parts of the world.

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ISSN: 1999-4907 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Botany: Plant ecology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/

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