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Effect of Sowing Time on the Incidence of Bud Blight in Soybean ( Glycine max L. Merr.)
Author(s) -
Almeida ÁLvaroM. R.,
Corso Ivan C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0434
pISSN - 0931-1785
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0434.1991.tb00118.x
Subject(s) - biology , thrips , sowing , incidence (geometry) , blight , population , agronomy , crop , seasonality , veterinary medicine , horticulture , ecology , demography , mathematics , medicine , geometry , sociology
The incidence of soybean bud blight in soybeans in Brazil is sporadic in most of the production areas but is endemic in a few others. Tobacco streak virus (TSV), the causal agent, is transmitted by thrips. The vector population starts declining everytime the amount of accumulated rain is over 300 mm. A four year trial (1986—1990) indicated that by delaying the sowing time it was possible to drastically reduce the incidence of the disease, allowing farmers to grow a cash crop. Significant correlations were observed between percentage of infection, number of days with rain, total of accumulated rain and total of thrips surveyed. A multiple linear regression (y = 23.93 + 0.7 × 1—0.06 × 2) that accounted for 80 % of the variation was obtained, considering percentage of infected plants (y), total of thrips (×1) and total of accumulated rain (×2). Results indicated that farmers should sow during the month of December, in areas where the disease is endemic.