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<journal-id>0187-7380</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista fitotecnia mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. fitotec. mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-7380</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Fitogenética A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-73802022000400519</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35196/rfm.2022.4.519</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Preferencia de alimentación del barrenador Macrocopturus aguacatae Kissinger (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en variedades de aguacate]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Feeding preference of the borer Macrocopturus aguacatae Kissinger (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on avocado varieties]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Durán-Peralta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elisa]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrientos-Priego]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro Facundo]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Equihua-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estrada-Venegas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edith Guadalupe]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz Espíndola-Barquera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María de la]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castañeda-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elba Lidia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acuayte-Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Erik]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Politécnica de Puebla  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Juan C. Bonilla Puebla]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Chapingo Posgrado en Horticultura ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chapingo Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados Instituto de Fitosanidad ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Texcoco Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Salvador Sánchez Colín  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coatepec Harinas Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>519</fpage>
<lpage>522</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-73802022000400519&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-73802022000400519&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-73802022000400519&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Entre los coleópteros de importancia agrícola sobresale la familia Curculionidae, y entre éstos, el picudo Macrocopturus aguacatae Kissinger, está reconocido como una plaga que barrena las ramas del aguacate (Persea americana Mill.) El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la preferencia de alimentación de Macrocopturus aguacatae en condiciones de laboratorio. Para evaluar la preferencia de M. aguacate se probaron 23 variedades de aguacate utilizando ramas de 2.0 a 2.5 cm de diámetro y 30 cm de longitud, para cada variedad se tuvieron cinco repeticiones. En un experimento sin opción se colocaron en una caja de plástico transparente todas las ramas de las variedades, donde posteriormente se introdujeron ocho pares de hembras adultas e igual número de machos adultos del barrenador durante 25 días para registrar el daño causado por alimentación y oviposición sobre las ramas. Hubo diferencias significativas entre las variedades en el número de orificios causados por la alimentación del barrenador de ramas, con un nivel de 95 % de confianza. La prueba de Kruskal-Wallis determinó que las variedades más atractivas para la alimentación fueron Fuerte, Colin V-33, Hass, Pinkerton, Pionero, Aries y Aguilar, mientras que las menos atractivas fueron Day, Fuerte Negro, Reed, Maluma y Jiménez II.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary Among coleopterans of agricultural importance, the Curculionidae family stands out, and among these, the weevil Macrocopturus aguacatae Kissinger is recognized as a pest that bores into avocado (Persea americana Mill.) branches. The objective of this study was to evaluate feeding preference of Macrocopturus aguacatae under laboratory conditions. To assess the preference of M. aguacatae, 23 avocado varieties were evaluated using branches of 2.0 to 2.5 cm in diameter and 30 cm in length, for each variety five replications were used. In an experiment without option all the branches of the varieties were placed into a transparent plastic box, where eight pairs of adult females and an equal number of adult males of the borer were introduced for 25 days to record the damage caused by feeding and oviposition on the branches. There were significant differences between varieties in the number of holes caused by feeding of the branch borer, with a 95% confidence level. The Kruskal-Wallis test determined that the most attractive varieties for feeding were Fuerte, Colin V-33, Hass, Pinkerton, Pionero, Aries and Aguilar, while the least attractive were Day, Fuerte Negro, Reed, Maluma and Jiménez II.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[resistance]]></kwd>
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