Open AccessTomate (Solanum lycopersicum) production and bacterial canker management during COVID-19
Author(s) -
Alfredo Reyes-Tena,
Sylvia Patricia Fernández-Pavía,
Bárbara Hernández-Macías
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista mexicana de fitopatología(en línea)/revista mexicana de fitopatología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2007-8080
pISSN - 0185-3309
DOI - 10.18781/r.mex.fit.2021-8
Subject(s) - phytosanitary certification , clavibacter michiganensis , canker , agriculture , solanum , covid-19 , quarantine , production (economics) , horticulture , agricultural science , biology , geography , economics , medicine , pathogen , ecology , disease , macroeconomics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , immunology
The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) is part of the food basket of Mexicans and is the most consumed vegetable worldwide. Mexico is one of the main producer and exporter countries, the main market to export is the United States of America. The pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) seriously affected the economy and consequently the production and distribution of basic foods, including tomatoes. This work summarizes the experiences derived from the production, detection and phytosanitary management of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis during the July–December 2020 season in a tomato crop under macro tunnel located in Copándaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Agriculture, as an essential economic activity in the production of basic foods, must remain active as it is an unconfined productive process, with a low risk of contagion, and it’s a necessary activity for the economic support of agricultural workers.