Fungicidas associados à fosfitos e complexos nutricionais interferem na qualidade de sementes de milho

Abstract

Corn (Zea mays L.) is one of the most cultivated cereals in the world and plays an important role in the world economy. With the expansion of planting of the culture, the harmonic conviviality between the cutlura and the diseases was reduced, increasing with this, the damages caused, mainly by phytopathogenic fungi. Knowing these needs, two studies were carried out that involved the use of isolated phosphites and, associated with commercial fungicides recommended for the treatment of seeds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of phosphites on Fusarium verticilliodes and Fusarium graminearum in in vitro and in vivo conditions on the physiological quality and health of the seeds and a possible activation of the seedling defense metabolism. For the first study, an in vitro experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of the phosphites at the doses corresponding to 0; 0.2; 0.4; 0.6; 0.8; And 1mL / 1.0 Kg of seeds. The phosphites were deposited in culture medium poured into BDA medium, adjusting the pH to 5.6. In Petri dishes, 7 mm mycelium discs of the fungi F. verticilliodes and F. graminearum were arranged. The plates were incubated at a temperature of 24 ± 1 ° C in a 12-hour light / dark photoperiod. Then, the mycelial growth in response to the treatments was evaluated. Also, in this study, the sanity of maize seeds, treated with mixtures of commercial phosphites and fungicides, was evaluated. For the treatment of the seeds, the fungicides carbendazim + thiram, fludioxonil + metalaxyl-m were used in association with fertilizers based on potassium phosphite, copper, nutritional complex and potentiating complex, at doses of 1,5; 3.0; 1; 1; 2 and 3 mL / 1 Kg of seeds respectively. For the second study, fertilizers based on potassium and copper phosphites were associated with the commercial fungicides carbendazim + thiram, fludioxonil + metalaxyl-m, to evaluate their effects on the physiological performance of the seeds and to identify the possible metabolic routes involved in the Process of plant defense. The viability, through the germination test and the vigor, were quantified by subjecting the seeds to the tests of accelerated aging, cold test, seedling length and dry matter and field emergence, calculating the rate of emergency, emergency speed and emergency speed coefficient. Plant material, was collected and performed the biochemical analyzes of total proteins, and activity of the enzymes phenylalanine ammonia lyase, chitinase and β-1,3 glucanase. In vitro mycelial growth of the two fungi was affected by the phosphite treatments. Mycelial suppression occurred with potassium phosphite and manganese phosphite. It was found that the best sanitary condition of the seeds was obtained when the mixture of carbendazim + thiram and potassium phosphite was used. The effect of potassium and copper phosphites on corn seed treatment associated with fungicides increased their physiological potential. The treatments did not interfere in the activation of the phenylpropanoic route and in the synthesis of the enzymes chitinase and β-1,3 glucanase when used for the treatment of corn seeds.