SEVERITY OF RAMULARIA LEAF SPOT AND SEED COTTON YIELD IN DIFFERENT SOWING TIMES

Authors

  • João Paulo Ascari Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT
  • Dejânia Vieira de Araújo Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT
  • Leonardo Diogo Ehle Dias Empresa Matogrossense de Pesquisa, Assistência e Extensão Rural, Tangara da Serra, MT
  • Giovani Junior Bagatini Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT
  • Inês Roeder Nogueira Mendes Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252016v29n310rc

Keywords:

Gossypium hirsutum L. Ramularia areola. Thirds of the plant.

Abstract

The ramularia leaf spot (RLS) disease causes cotton yield losses. Choosing a less susceptible cultivar and a sowing time that are less favorable to the pathogen contribute to the management of this disease. The objective of this work was to evaluate the severity of ramularia leaf spot on cotton cultivars sowed in two different times. The experiment was conducted in a triple factorial design (4x3x2), consisted of four cultivars, the three thirds of the plant and two sowing times, with four replications. Each plot was divided in two twin plots, one with fungicide application (with disease control) and the other without fungicide application (without disease control). The severity assessments were performed every seven days, considering each third of the plant with a diagrammatic scale. Yield was evaluated in each plot. There was a significant interaction between sowing times and the thirds of the plant in the plots without disease control for RLS severity, with the highest values of area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) in the first sowing time (ST1) and in the lower third of the plant. The FMT705 cultivar had the highest and FM951LL the lowest value of AUDPC. The AUDPC of these cultivars were no statistically different in the second sowing time (ST2), but they had higher AUDPC values in the lower third. Highest yields were found with ST1 in plots with disease control, with no differences between the cultivars, however, lower yields were found in plots without disease control.

Author Biographies

  • João Paulo Ascari, Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT
    Acadêmico do curso de agronomia da Universidade do Estado de Mato, campus de Tangará da Serra - MT. Bolsista PROBIC do Laboratório de fitopatologia da UNEMAT. Trabalho na área de grandes culturas, em especial a cultura do algodão.
  • Dejânia Vieira de Araújo, Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT
    Professora doutora de agronomia da Universidade do Estado de Mato, campus de Tangará da Serra - MT.
  • Leonardo Diogo Ehle Dias, Empresa Matogrossense de Pesquisa, Assistência e Extensão Rural, Tangara da Serra, MT
    Mestrando no programa de mestrado de Ambiente e Sistema de Produção da Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso.
  • Giovani Junior Bagatini, Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT
    Acadêmico do curso de agronomia da Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, campus de Tangará da Serra - MT.
  • Inês Roeder Nogueira Mendes, Agronomy Course, Research Center for Agro-Environmental Studies and Development, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Tangara da Serra, MT
    Acadêmica do curso de Agronomia da Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, campus de Tangará da Serra. Bolsista PROBIC do laboratório de fitopatologia.

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Published

20-07-2016

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Agronomy