Ramularia leaf spot severity and effects on cotton leaf area and yield1
Open Access
- 1 December 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
- Vol. 46 (4), 434-441
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-40632016v4642781
Abstract
Cotton monoculture favors the development of diseases such as ramularia leaf spot, which causes early defoliation and boll rotting, thus decreasing yield. This study aimed at evaluating the severity of ramularia leaf spot and its effects on cotton leaf area and yield. The experiment was conducted in a triple (4 x 3 x 2) factorial design, consisting of four cultivars (FM940GLT, FM944GL, TMG42WS and TMG43WS), three thirds of the plant (lower, middle and upper) and two management conditions (with and without fungicide application). To the variable area under the disease progress curve, the lowest values were observed in the upper third of the TMG42WS and TMG43WS cultivars, with the lower and middle thirds presenting the highest severity. The condition managed with fungicide and the upper third showed the lowest values for area under the disease progress curve. The leaf area was negatively affected by the ramularia leaf spot. Concerning the seed and fiber yields, the highest averages were observed for the middle third and the condition managed with fungicide. There was no statistical difference for cotton yield loss. KEYWORDS: Gossypium hirsutum L.; Ramularia areola; disease progress curveKeywords
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