Publications by authors named "Jorge Huaman-Pilco"
Cultivation of yellow dragon fruit () in Peru has recently expanded (Verona-Ruiz et al. 2020). In August 2021, approximately 170 of 1,110 dragon fruit cuttings (15.
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- Mangoes are a key export fruit in Peru, particularly in the Balsas district, but they suffer from anthracnose, a major postharvest disease that can affect 55-80% of the harvest.
- Researchers collected infected mango samples and isolated a fungus that showed typical characteristics of the anthracnose pathogens; they found structures like conidia and appressoria that matched known species in the complex.
- Using Koch's postulates, the study confirmed the pathogenicity of the fungus on mango fruits, demonstrating that specific methods of inoculation resulted in disease symptoms within a few days.
Peru is the ninth exporter of coffee () in the world, and Amazonas is among its most important producing departments (INIA 2019). In July 2021, in the nursery of the "Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva", in Huambo district (6° 26' 11.19'' S; 77° 31' 24.
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