News Soybean Sowing Arrangements on Spray and Control of Asian Rust

Abstract

Asian soybean rust (ASR) is one of the most severe diseases of the soybean crop, and the use of fungicides is the main form of control. Among the updates of soybean production system is adoption of new sowing arrangements. However are still incipient the studies to combine soybean sowing arrangements and pesticide spraying techniques on phytosanitary treatments on this crop. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the impact of different soybean sowing arrangements on spraying, ASR control, agronomic parameters and yield. The experimental design was randomized blocks in the subdivided plots scheme, with five sowing arrangements and two application techniques (with and without adjuvant). The spray deposition and coverage levels, the vertical distribution of leaves in the plants on different sowing arrangements, were evaluated the ASR disease severity and the productivity. Spraying is not affected by sowing arrangements. The adjuvant increased spray coverage. The vertical distribution of the leaves and number of branches in the soybean plants is affected by the sowing arrangement. The disease severity and yield were not affected by sowing arrangements.