INTERACTION OF K AND B IN THE INTENSITY OF COFFEE RUST IN NUTRIENT SOLUTION

This study aimed at assessing the interaction of potassium (K) and boron (B) in the coffee rust intensity in a nutrient solution. The experiment which was performed in a greenhouse was set up in the randomized complete block design (DBC) with four replicates. The experimental unit involved a single vase with two Catuaí Vermelho (IAC 144) cultivars. The treatments included five doses of boron (0.05, 0.50, 1, 2 and 4 mg L-1) and five of potassium (4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0 mmol L-1), totaling to 25 treatments in a factorial variance analysis. All the coffee seedling leaves were inoculated with Hemileia vastatrix. For the next 24 hours, the vases were covered with a black plastic bag, and left in the greenhouse to ensure favorable conditions for the fungal infection. A significant interaction was observed between the potassium (K) and boron (B) nutrients in coffee rust intensity. As the boron dose increased from 0.05 to 2.0 mg L-1, the coffee rust intensity was observed to rise. From the 0.50 mg L-1 dose of B a drastic drop in the dry plant mass was observed, which reached zero index at the highest boron dose due to phytotoxicity

Nitrogênio e potássio na intensidade da mancha aureolada do cafeeiro em solução nutritiva

A balanced nutrition can aid in the control of the coffee diseases. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the effect of nitrogen and potassium fertilization in a growth chamber in assessing the intensity of bacterial blight. We used the susceptible cultivar Mundo Novo 376/4. The treatments consisted of five doses of N (3, 7, 11, 15 and 19 mmol L-1) combined with five doses of K (3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 mmol L-1) in a factorial 5 x 5, a total of 25 treatments and three replicates composed of two seedlings. The experimental design was completely randomized. The incidence and severity was assessment. Then, the area under disease progress curve of incidence (AUDPCI) and severity (AUDPCS) were calculated. There was a higher incidence of the disease (97.2%) in the combination of larger doses of N and K. There was a significant difference only for N in AUDPCS, dry mass of plant and chlorophyll a, b and total. The lower AUDPCS (7.79) was obtained with the dose 13.34 mmol L-1 N. There was a significant positive correlation to chlorophyll a, b and total with N and AUDPCS.A nutrição equilibrada pode auxiliar no controle de doenças do cafeeiro. Assim, objetivou-se avaliar o efeito da adubação nitrogenada e potássica na intensidade da mancha aureolada do cafeeiro, em câmara de crescimento. Utilizou-se a cultivar Mundo Novo 376/4, suscetível à doença. Os tratamentos consistiram de cinco doses de N (3, 7, 11, 15 e 19 mmol L-1) combinadas com cinco doses de K (3, 5, 7, 9 e 11 mmol L-1), em esquema fatorial 5 x 5, totalizando 25 tratamentos e três repetições compostas por duas mudas em solução nutritiva. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado. Avaliou-se a incidência e a severidade da doença. A área abaixo da curva de progresso da incidência (AACPDI) e da severidade (AACPDS) foi calculada. Observou-se a maior incidência da doença (97,2%) na combinação das maiores doses de N e K. Houve diferença significativa apenas para o N na AACPDS, massa da planta seca e clorofilas a, b e total. A menor AACPDS (7,79) foi obtida com a dose 13,34 mmol L-1 de N. Houve correlação significativa e positiva para as clorofilas a, b e total com o N e a AACPS

Influence of the mineral nutrition on intensity of brown-eye spot in young coffee plants

Objetivando avaliar a intensidade da mancha-de-olho-pardo do cafeeiro, variedade Catuaí Vermelho, com relação ao estado nutricional das plantas quanto a N e K, realizou-se um experimento no viveiro da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, em Viçosa, MG, utilizando solução nutritiva circulante. Empregaram-se 16 tratamentos, em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições e duas plantas por parcela, em esquema fatorial com quatro doses de K (3, 5, 7 e 9 mmol/L) e quatro doses de N (3, 7, 11 e 15 mmol/L). Após sete inoculações de conídios, e avaliações, colheram-se as plantas. A produção de matéria seca total, a área foliar total, e a área abaixo da curva de progresso (AACP) do número total de folhas não foram influenciadas pelas doses de K, mas aumentaram com o incremento das doses de N. Observou-se elevação, na AACP, do número de lesões por folha, e na desfolha com o aumento das doses de K e a redução das doses de N. A elevação nas doses de K promoveu redução nos teores foliares de Ca e Cu. Os teores foliares de P, Mg, Mn e Fe não foram influenciados pelas doses de K e tiveram pequena redução com o aumento de N na solução, elevando-se a seguir.The experiment was carried out at the coffee nursery of the Universide Federal de Viçosa, in Viçosa, MG, Brazil, using nutrient circulating solution to evaluate the intensity of brown-eye spot (Cercospora coffeicola), variety Catuaí Vermelho, as a function of N and K. A completely randomized design with 16 treatments, three replicates, and two plants per plot was used in a factorial with four levels of K (3, 5, 7 and 9 mmol/L) combined with four levels of N (3, 7, 11 and 15 mmol/L). After seven inoculations and evaluations, the plants were picked. Total dry matter production, total leaf area, and the area below the curve of progress (AACP) for the total number of leaves were not influenced by the levels of K, but increased with increasing levels of N. There was increase in AACP areas for the number of lesions per leaf and defoliation, with the increase of K levels, and a reduction of N levels. The increase in K levels reduced the Ca and Cu leaf contents, indicating possible relation between its contents and the increase of the disease. The P, Mg, Mn, and Fe leaf contents were not influenced by the K levels, and had a small reduction with increased N contents in the nutrient solution, increasing thereafter

Carbonate-silicate ratio for soil correction and influence on nutrition, biomass production and quality of palisade grass

Silicates can be used as soil correctives, with the advantage of being a source of silicon, a beneficial element to the grasses. However, high concentrations of silicon in the plant would affect the digestibility of the forage. To evaluate the influence of the substitution of the calcium carbonate by calcium silicate on the nutrition, biomass production and the feed quality of the palisade grass [Urochloa brizantha (C. Hochstetter ex A. Rich.) R. Webster], three greenhouse experiments were conducted in completely randomized designs with four replications. Experimental units (pots) contained a clayey dystrophic Rhodic Haplustox, a sandy clay loam dystrophic Typic Haplustox and a sandy loam dystrophic Typic Haplustox. Each soil received substitution proportions (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 %) of the carbonate by calcium silicate. The increase in the proportion of calcium silicate elevated the concentrations and accumulations of Si, Ca, Mg, and B, reduced Zn and did not alter P in the shoot of plants. The effects of the treatments on the other nutrients were influenced by the soil type. Inclusion of calcium silicate also increased the relative nutritional value and the digestibility and ingestion of the forage, while the concentration and accumulation of crude protein and the neutral detergent and acid detergent fibers decreased. Biomass production and feed quality of the palisade grass were generally higher with the 50 % calcium silicate treatment

Irrigação por gotejamento e manejo do fósforo no progresso da ferrugem do cafeeiro

Rust is the most devastating disease of coffee. The rust intensity is affected by water supply and nutritional balance of plants. Thus the aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of rust in coffee plantations with different management of irrigation and phosphorus fertilization. The study was carried out in Lavras-MG, with coffee cultivar MGS Crossing. Evaluations of the disease were carried out from March 2012 to November 2014. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with twelve treatments, 3 fertilization managements with 4 drip irrigation management, in a fatorial scheme of variance analysis, with three replicates, totaling 36 plots. The results for the average of disease incidence during the evaluation period was plotted. The data were integrated into area under incidence progress curve (AUIPC). It was observed higher AUIPC (P <0.05) in the treatment without irrigation in 2013. The rust incidence progress was higher when phosphorus fertilization was not provided.A ferrugem é a principal doença do cafeeiro, sendo sua ocorrência e intensidade afetada em razão do fornecimento de água e equilíbrio nutricional das plantas. Dessa forma objetivou-se avaliar a incidência da ferrugem, em lavoura cafeeira com diferentes manejos de irrigação e adubação. O estudo foi realizado em Lavras-MG, em cafeeiro da cultivar MGS Travessia. As avaliações da doença foram realizadas no período de março de 2012 a novembro de 2014. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, com doze tratamentos, sendo 3 manejos de adubação, 4 manejos de irrigação e 3 repetições, totalizando 36 parcelas. O resultado referente a media da incidência da doença durante o período avaliado foi plotado em gráfico. Os dados de incidência foram integrados em área abaixo da curva de progresso da doença (AACPIF). Foi observada maior AACPIF (P<0,05) no tratamento sem irrigação no ano de 2013. A ausência da adubação com fósforo também proporcionou maior progresso da ferrugem.

Índice de saturação por bases na nutrição e na produtividade de cafeeiros ‘Catuaí Vermelho’ (Coffea arabica L.)

Liming brings several benefits to coffee trees (Coffee arabica L.), especially by supplying them with calcium and magnesium and increasing the soil basis saturation index (V%). The main objective of this field experiment was to obtain the ideal basis saturation index for the coffee crop and its correlation with plant nutrition and plant production. The experiment was carried out in a clayed Red-Yellow Latossol, ";cerrado"; phase, in Lavras (Minas Gerais State), in 2000 and 2002. The Red Catuaí MG-144 cultivar was planted with 2.5 m between rows and 0.80 m between plants. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with four replications, using five treatments: 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70% of basis saturation (V%).The best basis saturation index was 55.1%. V% values above 48% increased leaf Ca, N, Fe, and B content. The increase of V% increased Ca content, the Ca:Mg relationship and soil pH, and decreased the Al3+, Al-saturation (m%), H + Al, and leaf Mn content.A calagem confere vários benefícios à cultura do cafeeiro (Coffea arabica L.), dentre os quais destaca-se o fornecimento de cálcio e magnésio e, conseqüentemente, a elevação da saturação por bases (V%) do solo. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de obter o índice de saturação por bases ideal para essa cultura, correlacionando-o com a nutrição e produção das plantas. O ensaio foi conduzido sob Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo argiloso, fase ";cerrado";, no município de Lavras (MG), entre os anos de 2000 e 2002, com a cultivar Catuaí vermelho IAC-144, de 6 anos de idade, plantadas no espaçamento de 2,5 x 0,80 m. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, estimando-se as saturações por bases: 30, 40, 50, 60 e 70%. A maior produção do cafeeiro foi obtida na saturação por bases (V%) de 55,1%, com média de 33 sacas de café beneficiado ha-1. Valor de V acima de 48% promoveu aumento nos teores foliares de Ca, N, Fe e B. O aumento do valor da saturação por bases (V%) elevou os teores de cálcio, a relação Ca:Mg e o pH do solo e reduziu os teores de Al, a saturação por Al (m%), a acidez potencial (H + Al) e os teores foliares de manganês

Adubação orgânica, nutrição e progresso de cercosporiose e ferrugem-do-cafeeiro

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of organic nutrional sources on the progress of brown eye spot and coffee rust in coffee plants, between November 2003 and November 2005. The experimental design adopted was the randomized blocks, with four replications and six treatment plots: coffee fruit peel + swine waste (CP+SW); castor bean presscake + crotalaria (CBP+Cr); coffee fruit peel (CP); bovine manure + crotalaria (BM+Cr); coffee fruit peel + castor bean presscake (CP+CBP); and standard fertilization used in the farm, which combines compost, castor bean presscake, swine waste and crotalaria (control). The higher area under the incidence progress curves of brown eye spot and coffee rust was obtained by CP treatment (respectively 62 and 38% higher to control). The larger progress coincided with the increase in leaf potassium and decrease of calcium content in CP, compared to other nutrient sources, and it resulted in higher leaf drop and lower yield. CP+CBP and CP+SW reduced in 38% the brown eye spot incidence, and in 31 and 21%, respectively, the coffee rust incidence, and increased leaf calcium content during fruit filling, compared to CP. The better nutritional status of plants increased resistance to diseases and reduced the variation between 2004 and 2005 harvests.O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de fontes nutricionais orgânicas, no progresso da cercosporiose e da ferrugem-do-cafeeiro, entre novembro/2003 e novembro/2005. Utilizou-se o delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições e seis tratamentos: palha de café + chorume suíno (PC+CS); torta de mamona + crotalária (TM+Cr); palha de café (PC); esterco bovino + crotalária (EB+Cr); palha de café + torta de mamona (PC+TM); e composto orgânico, torta de mamona, chorume suíno e crotalária (testemunha). A maior área abaixo da curva de progresso da incidência da cercosporiose e da ferrugem foi registrada no tratamento PC (respectivamente 62 e 38% superiores à testemunha). O maior progresso das doenças coincidiu com a elevação no teor de K e redução nos teores de Ca foliares no tratamento PC, comparado às demais fontes de adubação, e resultou em maior desfolha e menor produtividade. Os tratamentos PC+TM e PC+CS reduziram a incidência da cercosporiose em 38% e da ferrugem em 31 e 21%, respectivamente, e aumentou o teor de Ca foliar ao final da fase de granação do cafeeiro, em comparação ao tratamento PC. O equilíbrio nutricional desses cafeeiros conferiu-lhes maior resistência e reduziu o efeito da bienalidade nas safras 2003/2004 e 2004/2005

Silicon in plant disease control

All essential nutrients can affect the incidence and severity of plant diseases. Although silicon (Si) is not considered as an essential nutrient for plants, it stands out for its potential to decrease disease intensity in many crops. The mechanism of Si action in plant resistance is still unclear. Si deposition in plant cell walls raised the hypothesis of a possible physical barrier to pathogen penetration. However, the increased activity of phenolic compounds, polyphenol oxidases and peroxidases in plants treated with Si demonstrates the involvement of this element in the induction of plant defense responses. The studies examined in this review address the role of Si in disease control and the possible mechanisms involved in the mode of Si action in disease resistance in plants

Severidade da ferrugem da soja em função do suprimento de potássio e cálcio em solução nutritiva

Entre as estratégias para o controle da ferrugem da soja cita-se a nutrição mineral equilibrada. Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, verificar o efeito do cálcio e do potássio na severidade da ferrugem (Phakopsora pachyrhizi), na fotossíntese potencial e na nutrição de plantas de soja. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, com 25 tratamentos, 4 repetições e 2 plantas por repetição. Utilizou-se esquema fatorial 5 x 5, com 5 doses de K (4, 5, 6, 7, 8 mmol L^-1), combinadas com 5 doses de Ca (3, 5, 7, 9, 11 mmol L^-1). As plantas foram inoculadas no estádio V4 e, após nove dias, iniciaram-se avaliações da severidade da ferrugem pelas porcentagens de tecido lesionado, as quais foram transformadas em área abaixo da curva de progresso da doença (AACPS).Também foram avaliados a fotossíntese potencial e o teor de nutrientes na matéria seca de raiz, caule e folhas. O suprimento de Ca reduziu a AACPS em todas as doses de K. O suprimento de K também reduziu a AACPS nas doses 5, 7 e 11 mmol L^-1 de Ca. A menor AACPS foi observada na combinação das doses de 8 e 11 mmol L^-1 de K e Ca, enquanto a maior AACPS foi observada nas doses de 4 e 5 mmol L^-1 de K e Ca. As plantas tratadas com as doses 6 e 5 mmol L^-1 de K e Ca e 5 e 5 mmol L^-1 de K e Ca apresentaram melhor resposta fotossintética. Com o incremento das doses de K na solução, houve aumento dos teores foliares de K e redução linear dos teores foliares de Ca. Com o incremento das doses de Ca em solução nutritiva verificaram-se aumentos nos teores desse elemento e redução linear dos teores de K nas folhas.A balanced mineral nutrition is among the strategies for the control of Asian soybean rust. This work aimed to evaluate the severity of the soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi), the potential photosynthesis and the nutrition of soybean plants with different levels of K and Ca. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with 25 treatments, 4 repetitions and 2 plants per repetition. A 5 x 5 factorial scheme with 5 doses of K (4, 5, 6, 7, 8 mmol L^-1) combined with 5 doses of Ca (3, 5, 7, 9, 11 mmol L^-1) was used. Plants were inoculated at growth stage V4 and after nine days weekly evaluations of disease severity were carried out using percentage of injured tissues, which were transformed into area under the disease progress curve (AUDPCS). Potential photosynthesis and nutrient content in the root, stem and leaf dry matter were also evaluated. The supply of Ca reduced AUDPCS at all doses of K. The supply of K also reduced the AUDPCS at the doses of 5, 7 and 11 mmol L^-1 of Ca. The smallest AUDPCS was observed at the combination 8 and 11 mmol L^-1 of K and Ca, respectively, while the largest AUDPCS was observed at the doses of 4 and 5 mmol L^-1 of K and Ca. The plants treated with 6 and 5 mmol L^-1 of K and Ca and 5 and 5 mmol L^-1 of K and Ca showed better photosynthetic response. Increasing doses of K in the solution promoted increase in K leaf contents and linear decrease in Ca leaf levels. Increasing the levels of Ca in nutrient solution promoted an increase in the content of this element and a linear reduction of K levels in the leaves