Cristina Ghiorghe, Marian Robert Gheorghe, Ion Mitrea
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crop, pea, pest, variety, weevil
Field pea is a crop with increased importance, because it is a rich source of proteins, carbohydrates and some minerals in human nutrition, but also animal feed. In crop systems, it also plays a significant role by improving the soil due to symbiotic nitrogen and its fixing capacity. Crop losses caused by insects are a threat to food security as a result of global growth. Production is the first to be affected by Bruchus pisorum, being the most important pest from an economic point of view, which causes significant losses in the pea crop. Infested seeds show reduced germination because the embryo is consumed and the grains can no loger produce new plants. The biological material was represented by two pea varieties, Alvesta and Avatar, analyzed in four repetitions, the frequency of the attack, the intensity and the degree of the attack produced by the weevil. The experience was established in the experimental field within the SCDA Pitesti station, where the treated variants were achieved by treating the seed with an ecological product.
Cite this paper: Ghiorghe, C., Gheorghe, M.R., Mitrea, I. (2024). THE DEGREE OF ATTACK PRODUCED BY Bruchus pisorum L. IN AVATAR AND ALVESTA CULTIVARS. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 13(25), 234-238. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2024.v13i25.027
