ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of copper hydroxide (HC) and acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) volume used in spray application on the control of bacterial spot in processing tomatoes. Three trials were carried out in 2010, one in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil (trial 1), and two in Morrinhos, Goiás State, Brazil (trials 2 and 3). The volumes used were 250 and 500 L/ha at weekly applications with a total of 13 applications. In the third trial, the number of ASM applications was reduced to eight, and the following applications were made with HC. After the second application, plants were artificially inoculated with Xanthomonas perforans (trials 1 and 2) and X. gardneri (trial 3). The variables analyzed, according to the trial, were disease severity, yield and the benefit/cost ratio. In all trials, the volume affected the products efficiency, with greater reduction of disease when applying a volume of 500 L/ha. The effect of treatments in the productivity was variable. The treatment with ASM-HC at 250 L/ha had the highest benefit/cost ratio, followed by the treatment with HC 500 L/ha.
Keywords:
Solanum lycopersicum; Xanthomonas gardneri; Xanthomonas perforans; acibenzolar-S-methyl; copper hydroxide.