With the aim to evaluate the effect of the pyraclostrobin application on physiological and phenometric variables in soybean crop, a field experiment was carried from November 2005 to May 2006. Evaluations of photosynthesis and respiration were taken, as well as nitrate reductase activity, 1000 seeds mass and soybean productivity. The statistical design was complete randomized blocks with three treatments (T1: no fungicide application; T2: two applications of pyraclostrobin and T3: two applications of tebuconazole - triazol) and four replications. The pyraclostrobin application raised the photosynthesis rate. The leaf nitrate reductase activity just raised after 15 days from first application of pyraclostrobin. Plants treated with strobilurin (T2) showed increase of 7 and 8% in 1000 seeds mass and 1080 and 468 kg ha-1 in the soybean productivity when compared to T1 and T3, respectively. The results indicate that pyraclostrobin (strobilurin) application affects carbon and nitrogen assimilation in soybean crop that is reflected on the grain yield.
Glycine max; carbon net assimilation rate; dry mass increment
