Relatório de estágio supervisionado obrigatório: Moko da bananeira (Ralstonia solanacearum raça 2): ações da Agência de Defesa e Fiscalização Agropecuária de Pernambuco (ADAGRO) na prevenção e monitoramento no agreste meridional de Pernambuco

Abstract

The banana moko (Ralstonia solanacearum race 2) is classified as an A2 non-occurring quarantine disease in the state of Pernambuco, it was first reported in Brazil, in the state of Amapá in 1976, already in PE, occurred in the municipality of Camaragibe de Aldeia in heliconia .The Observer Supervised Internship was held at the Agricultural Defense and Inspection Agency of Pernambuco (ADAGRO), located in the city of Garanhuns, which covers the cities of the Southern Agreste of Pernambuco. It was carried out in the period from May 21 to August 3, 2018, with four hours a day, totaling 210 hours. During this period, activities were carried out with state agricultural inspectors, such as monitoring and phytosanitary inspection of the banana moko (Ralstonia solanacearum race 2), in seven cities in the state of Pernambuco: Canhotinho, Bom Conselho, Iati, Correntes, Brejão, Angelim and Garanhuns, where 80 properties were visited, of which 70 located in the cities of Bom Conselho, Canhotinho and Correntes, for being responsible for the largest production areas with a total of 94.0 ha, with a significant number of commercial properties, where their productions are destined for the free fairs of these municipalities, since, their productions are focused almost to the family sustenance. In these activities inspections of the banana plants were carried out, observing the presence of the characteristic symptoms of the disease (existence of veins with necroses, yellowing), the stem of the plant would be sectioned and observed if there was darkening in the vascular cylinder, passing to the next step that would be the test of the cup performed in the field to analyze the exudation of the bacteria, identifying it the material is collected and taken to the laboratory for a more efficient result. After this, questionnaires were analyzed analyzing essential points for a good development of the banana, containing questions about production, productivity, losses related to disease, phytosanitary aspects and commercialization. Finally, explanatory folders were given with the intention of clarifying the disease in a clear and didactic way. It should be noted that during the visits, no relevant symptoms were identified for the identification of the banana moko, since it did not have to test the glass in the field due to the absence of symptoms. In this way, the state continues as a disease-free area.