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Pansies, part of the Viola genus, are vibrant flowers with velvety petals and a distinct center blotch. They are popular as ornamental plants due to their colorful appearance. Seaweed extract, derived from various types of seaweed or marine algae, is utilized in agriculture, gardening, and skincare. Seaweed is nutrient-rich, containing essential macro and micronutrients, making seaweed extract a valuable natural fertilizer to enhance plant growth and health. Therefore, present investigation was carried during the Winter-2022-23 with a view to determine the effect of seaweed extract application on pansy variety Majestic Giant Mix for its growth, flowering and yield. The study was examined using completely randomized block design. From the present investigation, it is concluded that treatment T4 i.e., application of Sea weed extract @ 4ml/l as drench application found superior in terms of plant height (16.00 cm), plant spread (17.56), number of branches per plant (28.81), days taken for first flower opening (30.00), days taken for 50% flowering (58.33), stalk length (8.60 cm), flower diameter (7.83) number of leaves (43.33), number of flowers per plant (38.88) and seed yield per plant (3.00g).
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A pérola-da-terra, Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (Hempel) (Homoptera: Margarodidae), é a principal praga da videira no Sul do Brasil. As estratégias normais de controle desta praga não afetam a população do inseto porque os indivíduos estão no subsolo e desenvolvem um corpo globoso resistente a intempéries. Assim sendo, um ensaio foi conduzido em laboratório para verificar a possibilidade de aplicar a insetigação no controle da pérola-da-terra. Tubos de 50 mm de altura de cano PVC (150 mm fi) foram cortados e receberam em uma das aberturas circulares uma cobertura de tela. Os tubos foram então enchidos com solo natural proveniente de áreas cultivadas da Estação Experimental de Videira. Cinco tubos foram colocados um sobre o outro para formar os tubos de teste com profundidades de solo estratificadas. Cistos da pérola-da-terra foram colocados nas profundidades de 100 mm e 200 mm. Os tratamentos foram: aldicarbe 0,525 g i.a./cova (como padrão), metidatiom 80 ml i.a./100 l, diazinom 90 ml i.a./100 l, imidaclopride 21 g i.a./100 l e uma testemunha (água destilada). Os inseticidas líquidos e a água foram aplicados na superfície dos tubos de teste na proporção de 20 l/m². O melhor controle foi conseguido com metidatiom que resultou em 83,3 por cento de mortalidade após cinco meses. Diazinom e imidaclopride resultaram em 45,2 por cento e 6,0 por cento de mortalidade respectivamente, enquanto que o padrão aldicarbe resultou apenas em 1,2 por cento de mortalidade.
The ground-pearl Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (Hempel) (Homoptera: Margarodidae) is the main pest of vineyards in Southern Brazil. The normal pest control strategies do not affect the pest population because the insects are in the underground and develop a resistant form like a cyst. With the aim to apply the chemigation for the control of ground-pearl, an assay was carried out in the laboratory. Tubes of 50 mm of PVC tubes (150 mm phi) were cut and received a screen cover in one circular side. The tubes were then filled with natural soil, collected at Videira Experimental Station. Five tubes were put on the top of each other to form a test tube with distinct soil depths. Cysts of ground-pearl were put in the depths of 100 mm and 200 mm. The treatments were aldicarb 0.525 g i.a./plant (as a standard), metidathion 80 ml a.i./100 l, diazinon 90 ml a.i./100 l, imidacloprid 21 g a.i./100 l and destiled water (as an untreated control). The liquid insecticides and the water were applied as a surface drench at a rate of 20 l/m². The best control was achieved with metidathion, resulting in 83.3 percent mortality after five months. Diazinon and imidacloprid resulted in 45.2 percent and 6.0 percent mortality respectively, while aldicarb resulted only in 1.2 percent mortality.