Microclimate and ocurrence of ramulose in different cotton plant population densities. / Microclima e ocorrência de ramulose no algodoeiro em diferentes densidades populacionais.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003

RESUMO

With the goal of evaluating the microclimate and the occurrence of ramulose (Colletotrichum gossypii South. var. cephalosporioides Costa) in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. var. latifolium Hutch.) crop with different population densities, it was conducted an experiment with the genotypes IAC 23 and Coodetec 401, in the spacing of 0.9m between lines and with 5, 10 and 15 plants per meter in the planting line, performing a total of six treatments, subdivided in areas, inoculated and not inoculated with the pathogen. The air temperature, measured within the crop canopy was significantly different from the measure obtained at 2m in a weather station but it was not significantly different among densities. The relative humidity increased with the crop density and was larger at the crop level than at the weather station. However, the difference among densities occurred in the initial phase of development, being minimized with the crop growth. The wetness period presented variation similar to the relative humidity, however, with larger differences between densities. At 30 days after emergence of seedlings (DAE), wetness period was 9.4, 10.2 and 11.7h, respectively, in the densities of 5, 10 and 15 plants per meter. At 45 DAE, wetness period was 11.2, 12.3 and 13.6h, at the same densities, respectively. There was huge difference of disease intensity between genotypes but there was no difference between the three densities, even occurring significant differences in the microclimate. This was attributed to the macroclimatic conditions which were widely favorable to the pathogen during the experiment period. The area under disease progress curve (AUDPC) in the inoculated areas was, on the average, 108 units in the genotype IAC 23 and 238 units in Coodetec 401. In the not inoculated areas, it was 52 and 61 units, respectively. The duration of the leaf area (DAF) between 0 and 150 DAE, in the densities of 5, 10 and 15 plants per meter was, respectively, 351, 502 and 645 LAI.day in the genotype IAC 23, without difference between inoculated and not inoculated areas. In the genotype Coodetec 401, DAF was 276, 482 and 606 LAI.day in the not inoculated areas, occurring reduction of 8%, 22% and 20% in the inoculated ones. There was no difference in the cotton yield between densities. In the genotype IAC 23 the yield was 0.42Kg.m -2 in the not inoculated areas and 0.36Kg.m -2 in the inoculated ones. In the genotype Coodetec 401, the yield was 0.44Kg.m -2 in the not inoculated areas and 0.24 Kg.m -2 in the inoculated. With the daily evaluation of the microclimate conditions it was possible to identify a favorable period to the pathogen infection, which preceded an explosive increase of the disease incidence, near to 87 DAE, which was characterized for a period with smaller nocturnal temperatures, under 14ºC – what increases the predisposition degree of the cotton to diseases – followed by days with high air relative humidity and wetness period.

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crop genotypes práticas culturais (fitotécnia) microclimate algodão microclima ramulose cotton densidade populacional population densities management practices variedades vegetais

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