Ferrugem da videira causada por Phakopsora euvitis, uma nova doença para o Brasil

A ferrugem da videira foi constatada pela primeira vez no Brasil, ocorrendo em parreirais (Vitis spp.) comerciais no estado do Paraná tendo recentemente atingido também o Estado de São Paulo. O fungo Phakopsora euvitis foi identificado como o agente causal da doença. Esta ferrugem ocorre preferencialmente em folhas maduras causando a desfolha precoce das plantas infetadas

Manejo de míldio no cultivo protegido de videira de mesa 'BRS Clara'

The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of plastic cover and plastic shade screen, associated or not with fungicide spray programs, for downy mildew control in 'BRS Clara' table grapes in the first and second growing seasons in Northern Paraná State, and to analyze the influence of microclimatic variables on disease progress. The first and the second growing seasons assessed were from September to December and from January to May, respectively. The experiments were carriet out twice in two growing seasons – September to December, and January to May – in 2008 and 2009. The experimental design was a randomized block with seven treatments and four replicates. The following treatments were compared: plastic shade screen without fungicides for controlling downy mildew, or plastic shade with fungicides applied according to conventional standards; plastic cover without fungicide or with powdery mildew fungicides only; plastic cover with 25% or 50% of fungicides specified by conventional standards; and plastic cover with phosphite and copper fungicides. The plastic cover allows to reduce the number of fungicide applications required to control downy mildew up to 75%, in comparison to the plastic shade screen. The disease severity has a high positive correlation with the duration of leaf wetness and with the air relative humidity higher than 90%. Under the plastic shade screen, severity is also highly correlated with the amount of rainfall.O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência da cobertura de plástico e da tela antigranizo associadas, ou não, a programas de aplicação de fungicidas, no controle de míldio na cultivar de uva de mesa BRS Clara, sob condições de produção das safras normal e temporã do norte do Paraná, e analisar a influência de variáveis micrometeorológicas no progresso da doença. Foram conduzidos experimentos em duas safras normais (setembro a dezembro) e duas safras temporãs (janeiro a maio) nos anos 2008 e 2009. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos ao acaso, com sete tratamentos e quatro repetições: cobertura com tela antigranizo sem uso de fungicidas para controle de míldio ou com uso de fungicidas (padrão do produtor); cobertura de plástico sem uso de fungicidas ou com fungicidas apenas para oídio; cobertura de plástico com 25 ou 50% das aplicações de fungicidas padrão; e cobertura de plástico com tratamento de fosfito e cobre. A cobertura de plástico permite reduzir o número de pulverizações de fungicidas em até 75% em relação à tela antigranizo. A severidade da doença apresenta alta correlação positiva com o número de horas diárias de molhamento foliar e com a umidade relativa do ar maior que 90%. Sob tela antigranizo, a severidade da doença também se correlaciona com a intensidade de chuva

Performance of the CMS Cathode Strip Chambers with Cosmic Rays

The Cathode Strip Chambers (CSCs) constitute the primary muon tracking device in the CMS endcaps. Their performance has been evaluated using data taken during a cosmic ray run in fall 2008. Measured noise levels are low, with the number of noisy channels well below 1%. Coordinate resolution was measured for all types of chambers, and fall in the range 47 microns to 243 microns. The efficiencies for local charged track triggers, for hit and for segments reconstruction were measured, and are above 99%. The timing resolution per layer is approximately 5 ns

Performance and Operation of the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter

The operation and general performance of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter using cosmic-ray muons are described. These muons were recorded after the closure of the CMS detector in late 2008. The calorimeter is made of lead tungstate crystals and the overall status of the 75848 channels corresponding to the barrel and endcap detectors is reported. The stability of crucial operational parameters, such as high voltage, temperature and electronic noise, is summarised and the performance of the light monitoring system is presented

Aligning the CMS Muon Chambers with the Muon Alignment System during an Extended Cosmic Ray Run

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Calibration of the CMS Drift Tube Chambers and Measurement of the Drift Velocity with Cosmic Rays

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CMS Data Processing Workflows during an Extended Cosmic Ray Run

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