Calcium and potassium contents in nutrient solution on Phoma leaf spot intensity in coffee seedlings

ABSTRACT Coffee is one of the main export commodities of Brazilian agribusiness. Phoma leaf spot [Phoma tarda (Stewart) Boerema & Bollen] is one of the most important coffee fungal diseases in Brazil. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the intensity of Phoma leaf spot in coffee seedlings su...

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Published inRevista Ceres Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 486 - 491
Main Authors Catarino, Aricléia de Moraes, Pozza, Edson Ampélio, Pozza, Adélia Aziz Alexandre, Santos, Leone Stabile dias, Vasco, Gabriel Brandão, Souza, Paulo Estevão de
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LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Universidade Federal de Viçosa 01.08.2016
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Summary:ABSTRACT Coffee is one of the main export commodities of Brazilian agribusiness. Phoma leaf spot [Phoma tarda (Stewart) Boerema & Bollen] is one of the most important coffee fungal diseases in Brazil. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the intensity of Phoma leaf spot in coffee seedlings supplied with different rates of Ca+2 and K+. The study was conducted under controlled conditions in a growth chamber, at the Department of Phytopathology - UFLA, from February 2010 to December 2011. The assay was repeated twice under the same conditions. The nutrient solutions consisted of five concentrations of K+ (3, 4, 5, 6, 7 mmol L-1) and Ca+2 (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mmol L-1). The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design, with 25 treatments and three replicates, with two plants per plot. The areas under incidence progress curve (AUIPC) and severity (AUSPC) were calculated. At the lowest rate of Ca2+ (2 mmol L-1) and highest K+ (6 and 7 mmol L-1), approximately, the AUIPC was the smallest. For the AUSPC, the lowest rates of Ca+2 and K+ resulted in the lowest severities. Supply of Ca+2 and K+ in nutrient solution reduced AUIPC and AUSPC of Phoma leaf spot, and these nutrients can be recommended for the management of the disease. RESUMO O café é um dos principais itens de exportação do agronegócio brasileiro. A mancha de Phoma, ocasionada pelo fungo Phoma tarda (Stewart) Boerema & Bollen, é uma das mais importantes doenças do cafeeiro no Brasil. Por essa razão, este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a intensidade da mancha de Phoma do cafeeiro em mudas supridas com doses de Ca+2 e de K+. O experimento foi conduzido, sob condições controladas, em câmara de crescimento, no Departamento de Fitopatologia da UFLA, de fevereiro de 2010 a dezembro de 2011. O ensaio foi repetido duas vezes sob as mesmas condições. As soluções nutritivas foram compostas por cinco doses de K+ (3, 4, 5, 6 e 7 mmol L-1) e de Ca+2 (2, 4, 6, 8 e 10 mmol L-1). O delineamento foi em blocos casualizados, com 25 tratamentos, três repetições e duas plantas por unidade experimental. As áreas abaixo da curva de progresso da incidência (AACPI) e da severidade (AACPS) foram calculadas. Na menor dose de Ca+2 (2 mmol L-1) e nas maiores de K+ (6 e 7 mmol L-1), aproximadamente, observou-se menor AACPI. Para a AACPS, as menores doses de Ca+2 e de K+ resultaram em menores severidades. Os suprimentos de Ca+2 e de K+ em solução nutritiva reduziram as AACPI e AACPS da mancha de Phoma do cafeeiro e o uso desses nutrientes pode ser recomendado no manejo da doença.
ISSN:0034-737X
2177-3491
0034-737X
DOI:10.1590/0034-737X201663040008