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T1 Impact of Wood-Boring Larvae of Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on Mechanical Properties of Vitis vinifera Plants
A1 Ramírez Lozano, Daniela
A1 Antolín Rodríguez, Andrea
A1 Carro-Huerga, Guzmán
A1 Zanfaño, Laura
A1 Casquero Luelmo, Pedro Antonio
A1 Guerra Sánchez, Marcos
A1 Juan Valdés, Andrés
A1 Rodríguez González, Álvaro
A2 Ingenieria Agroforestal
K1 Ingeniería agrícola
K1 Xylophagous insect
K1 Vineyard
K1 Damaged surface
K1 Compressive strength
K1 Flexural strength
K1 Deflection
AB [EN] Xylotrechus arvicola represents a significant insect pest impacting Vitis vinifera within theprincipal wine-producing territories of the Iberian Peninsula. The larvae of this species bore intograpevine wood, resulting in significant structural and biomechanical deterioration to the plant.Compressive and flexural tests were conducted to assess the mechanical properties of wood affectedby X. arvicola. Compressive and flexural strength exhibited a decline with the escalation of theTotal Damaged Surface Area (TDSA) of the samples, ranging from 0.31% to 0.73% in trunks andfrom 0.04 to 0.76% in branches, irrespective of the wood moisture content (fresh and dry). Themost significant reduction in resistance occurred in affected dry trunks and branches. Notably, thedeflection at break for dry samples was lower compared to fresh samples (65.00 and 97.85 mm,respectively). Moreover, the deflection at break for affected fresh samples (164.37 mm) significantlysurpassed that of unaffected fresh samples (72.58 mm) and affected dry samples (37.50 mm). Itis noteworthy that a higher percentage of TDSA coincided with diminished wood resistance. Thepercentage of fungal growth symptoms observed in affected wood samples was 66.66% for dry trunks,75.00% for fresh branches, and 60.00% for dry branches. The damage inflicted by larvae facilitated thespread of grapevine diseases via emergence of holes created by insects upon exiting the wood andthrough the larval galleries connected to them. This damage also altered the mechanical properties ofgrapevine plants, with fresh branches exhibiting the most pronounced effects
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LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/21252
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/21252
NO Ramírez-Lozano, D., Antolín-Rodríguez, A., Carro-Huerga, G., Zanfaño, L., Casquero, P. A., Guerra, M., Juan-Valdés, A., & Rodríguez-González, Á. (2024). Impact of Wood-Boring Larvae of Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on Mechanical Properties of Vitis vinifera Plants. Horticulturae, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/HORTICULTURAE10050431
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RD Jul 17, 2024