Pro Seed Foundation launches nematode resistant soybeans in Brazil

The Pro-Sementes (Pro Seed) Foundation has launched two cultivars in Brazil that are highly productive and present resistance to nematodes Meloidogyne javanica and Meloidogyne incognita. At the studies held by the Laboratory of Nematology of the University of Passo Fundo, the seeds FPS Solar OPRO and FPS Antares RR were evaluated as resistant to the two species.

FPS Solar IPRO is a tolerant cultivar to high temperatures, resistant to the main soybean caterpillars and presents stability to the production. It is indicated for the regions of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, and Mato Grosso do Sul, also being recommended for the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais during the 2016/2017 season.

The FPS Antares RR presents a wide geographic adaptation and it is indicated for seedling in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Goiás and Minas Gerais. The two cultivars have the genetics of Don Mario group and are licensed exclusively by the Pro-Sementes Foundation.

The good performance of the cultivars have already been observed in the fields. Pampa Sementes multiplies the two cultivars in the cities of Maracaju, Sidrolândia and Ponta Porã in Mato Grosso do Sul, and supplies the market of municipalities at the border with Mato Grosso, where the incidence of nematodes is very high. “We have realized this quality of FPS Antares RR in comparison with other materials,” affirms Marcos Gianluppi, agronomist of Pampa Sementes. According to him, the cultivars has performed better in areas of nematodes. Now, the seed company bets equally at the launch of FPS Solar IPRO, which also promises a good performance in these conditions.

Carolina Deuner, a doctor at Plant Pathology and responsible for the Laboratorium of Nematology of the University of Passo Fundo, sustains that no method present satisfactory control of nematodes when applied isolated. “The seeding of resistant cultivars should not be the only option due to the elevated genetic diversity of nematodes, which can present a major genetic variety, bringing new races,” alerts the doctor.