OCCURRENCE OF LEAF SPOTS CAUSED BY FUNGI AND A BACTERIUM ON COTTON CULTIVARS
Keywords:
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum, Stemphylium spp, Alternaria spp, Ramularia areolaAbstract
The cotton leaf spot diseases caused by fungi and bacteria are a growing problem, leading to an increasing use of fungicides. During the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 growing seasons, field experiments were carried out in a randomized block design, with five replications, aiming to evaluate the behavior of the cotton cultivars Ita-90, CD-401, CD-402, CD-403, CD-404, Fibermax 986, DeltaOpal, and Facual, as related to leaf spot diseases caused by Stemphylium spp., Alternaria spp., Ramularia areola, and the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum. The cotton cultivars Ita-90 and Facual were the less susceptible to the Stemphylium/Alternaria complex and R. areola. However, Ita-90 was more susceptible to X. axonopodis pv. Malvacearum. The cultivars with the least incidence of X. axonopodis were CD-403, Fibermax 986, and DeltaOpal. The cotton cultivar Facual presented the lowest yield, while the remaining cultivars showed similar yields.
KEY-WORDS: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Malvacearum; Stemphylium spp; Alternaria spp; Ramularia areola.
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