Preference of palm weevils for oil palm, caiaué, and for their interspecific hybrid

Authors

  • José Inácio Lacerda Moura Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira
  • Lindolfo Pereira dos Santos Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira
  • Maria Aparecida Leão Bittencourt Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais
  • Cristiane Krug Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2013.v48.13173

Keywords:

Elaeis guineensis, Elaeis oleifera, Rhynchophorus palmarum, red ring management

Abstract

The objective of this work was to determine, in the field, the preference of the palm weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum) for trunks of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), caiaué (Elaeis oleifera), and for the interspecific hybrid between caiaué and oil palm. The experiment was carried out at the oil palm germplasm bank of Comissão Executiva de Planejamento da Lavoura Cacaueira, Brazil. Among the three tested genotypes, caiaué is significantly less preferred by Rhynchophorus palmarum, followed by the interspecific hybrid, and
oil palm.

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Published

2013-06-27

How to Cite

Moura, J. I. L., Santos, L. P. dos, Bittencourt, M. A. L., & Krug, C. (2013). Preference of palm weevils for oil palm, caiaué, and for their interspecific hybrid. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 48(4), 454–456. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2013.v48.13173

Issue

v.48, n.4, abr. 2013

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES