Orchidists' profile, management and perception of the main pests in orchid cultivation
Silva, Ana Catia Santos da; Carvalho, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de; Machado, Cerilene Santiago; Costa, João Albany; Almeida, Rebeca Santisma de Jesus; Santos, Jiclecia Almeida dos; Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira; Sodré, Geni da Silva.
Arq. Inst. Biol. (Online);
89: e00502020, 2022. tab, graf, mapas
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| VETINDEX, LILACS | ID: biblio-1383682
This study investigated the profile of orchidists, their cultivation practices, and their knowledge about pests in orchid cultivation in the state of Bahia. There were applied 74 questionnaires to producers (amateurs and commercials) in 23 municipalities. The data were submitted to univariate statistics using the chi-square test, the MannWhitney U-test and the KruskalWallis H-test. The survey shows that orchid cultivation is mostly practiced by women (67.6%) and those with higher education (48.7%). Most respondents were amateurs (87.8%). Insects (39.9%) and diseases (32.5%) were the main organisms associated with phytosanitary problems. The presence of insects was reported to occur mainly in the leaves (47%), mainly mealybugs (46.3%). Correspondence was significant between commercial and amateur groups according to the pairwise MannWhitney U-test(1) = 370.04 and p < 0.01. The KruskalWallis H-test(27) = 924.78 and p < 0.01 discriminated categories between the groups. Despite the growing interest in orchid cultivation in the state of Bahia, most orchidists are amateurs. The study warns about the risk of pest dispersion between crops since exchanging plants and purchasing specimens in open markets are common practices.
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