The effectiveness of composted sewage sludge incorporated into Pinus bark-based substrate with or without biofertilizer, fish hydrolyzate, chitosan and Trichoderma asperellum was evaluated for the control of Fusarium wilt in chrysanthemum. The substrate was obtained from pots containing chrysanthemum plants killed by the pathogen. Half of the substrate was sterilized prior to the incorporation of sewage sludge (0, 10%, 20% and 30% v/v). These substrates were or were not supplemented with the following: biofertilizer, fish hydrolyzate and Trichoderma. The mixtures were transferred to pots, and the chrysanthemum was transplanted. For all treatments, half of the plants were sprayed weekly with chitosan. Assessment of severity was performed on the 8th, 12th, 15th and 20th week after transplanting. In the 12th week, microbiological and chemical analysis of the substrate was performed. The incorporation of composted sewage sludge into the Pinus bark-based substrate significantly reduced Fusarium wilt, which was progressively decreased as the concentration of sewage sludge increased. The addition of biofertilizer, fish hydrolyzate, chitosan and Trichoderma had no effect on the disease. The microbial community was greater in non-disinfested substrates. The results indicate that suppressiveness is related to the interaction of chemical and microbiological factors.

Estudou-se a eficácia da aplicação de Trichoderma spp. no controle do mofo-branco do feijoeiro cultivado no outono-inverno na Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais. Não houve efeito do antagonista em reduzir a severidade da doença, o que pode ser explicado pelas baixas temperaturas e pela alta pressão de inóculo no campo. Conclui-se que aplicações de Trichoderma não são recomendadas para o controle do mofo-branco do feijoeiro no outono-inverno em regiões com temperatura média abaixo de 20 °C, considerando que essa condição climática favorece mais o desenvolvimento do patógeno do que o do antagonista.

We studied the effectiveness of application of Trichoderma spp. in controlling white mold on common beans at the fall-winter crop in the Zona da Mata region of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. There was no effect of the antagonist in reducing the disease severity, which could be explained by the low temperatures and the high inoculum pressure in the field. We concluded that Trichoderma applications are not recommended for control of white mold on common beans at the fall-winter season in regions with average temperature bellow 20 °C, since this condition favor more the pathogen than the antagonist.

Hidrolisado de peixe (HP), cama de frango (CF), casca de camarão (CC), esterco bovino (EB), lodo de esgoto (LE) e torta de mamona (TM) foram avaliados quanto ao efeito de seus extratos aquosos, com e sem autoclavagem, sobre o crescimento micelial e a germinação de conídios de Cylindrocladium spathiphylli. O efeito de misturas dos resíduos com o substrato de cultivo e seus compostos voláteis também foram avaliados sobre o crescimento micelial do patógeno. Para avaliar do efeito do HP na supressividade a Cylindrocladium spathiphylli, adicionou-se ao substrato artificialmente infestado o HP nas concentrações de 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 e 50% do volume de água necessário para atingir a capacidade de retenção de água do substrato. As misturas foram incubadas por 10 dias e transferidas para vasos contendo uma muda de espatifilo da cultivar Opal por vaso. Nos experimentos in vitro, os extratos aquosos e as misturas de substrato contendo HP apresentaram a maior supressividade ao patógeno. No cultivo de espatifilo, a supressividade ocorreu nas concentrações superiores a 20% de hidrolisado de peixe.

Fish hydrolyzed (HP), poultry manure (CF), shrimp skin (CC), cattle manure (EB), sewage sludge (LE) and castorbean presscake (TM) were evaluated for their effect of aqueous extracts with and without autoclaving, on mycelial growth and conidial germination of Cylindrocladium spathiphylli. The effect of mixtures of residues with potting mixes and their volatile compounds were also evaluated on the mycelial growth of the pathogen. To evaluate the effect of HP in the suppressiveness to Cylindrocladium spathiphylli, HP was added in potting mix artificially infested, at concentrations of 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% of the volume of water required to reach the water retention capacity of the potting mix. The mixtures were incubated for 10 days and transferred to pots containing one plug of Spathiphyllum Opal per pot. In the experiments in vitro, aqueous extracts and mixtures containing HP showed the highest suppressiveness against the pathogen. In the Spathiphyllum growing, the suppressiveness occurred at concentrations higher than 20% of fish hidrolyzed.

O potencial de casca de camarão e hidrolisado de peixe incorporados ao substrato à base de casca de Pinus e da quitosana pulverizada nas plantas foi avaliado para o controle da murcha de Fusarium em crisântemo. A severidade da doença foi avaliada por uma escala de notas de 0 a 5, após 8, 12, 15 e 20 semanas do plantio nos experimentos com casca de camarão e hidrolisado de peixe. No ensaio com quitosana avaliou-se a severidade na 18ª semana após o plantio. O desenvolvimento das plantas e análises químicas e da atividade microbiana dos substratos foram avaliados. A casca de camarão suprimiu a doença e promoveu o crescimento da planta na concentração de 4%, porém na de 5% causou fitotoxicidade. A indução da supressividade pela casca de camarão foi, possivelmente, devido às alterações nas características físico-químicas e biológicas do substrato. Apesar disso, como a concentração ideal para o controle da doença e promoção de crescimento foi próxima da que causou fitotoxicidade, o seu uso deve ser com cautela. O hidrolisado não suprimiu a doença e a severidade foi diretamente proporcional à sua concentração no substrato. A quitosana gerou resultados variáveis, não sendo possível o estabelecimento de uma resposta padrão.

The incorporation of shrimp peelings and fish hydrolyzate into a pine-bark container medium and an aerial spray of chitosan were investigated for the control of Fusarium wilt of chrysanthemum. Disease severity was evaluated by means of a six-category scale (0 - healthy plant to 5 - dead plant) at 8, 12, 15 and 20 weeks after planting in experiments with shrimp peelings and fish hydrolyzate, and after 18 weeks in the chitosan experiment. The total microbial activity of the container media was evaluated (by fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis), physicochemical attributes of the media were assessed, and plant growth components were measured. Incorporation of shrimp peelings into the pine-bark medium at 4% (v/v) suppressed wilt, but at 5% the plants exhibited symptoms of phytotoxicity and died. The suppression of Fusarium wilt was possibly due to physicochemical and biological changes in container medium induced by the shrimp peel. Given that the concentration which was phytotoxic was only slightly higher than the concentration which suppressed wilt and promoted plant growth, caution is needed in any use of shrimp peelings for wilt control. The fish hydrolyzate increased wilt severity as the concentration was increased. No consistent effects were found of chitosan applied to the aerial parts of the plant.

As atividades agrícolas podem modificar as características do solo e, como conseqüência, alterar a incidência de patógenos veiculados pelo solo. Este trabalho avaliou a supressividade a R. solani em 59 amostras de solos de uma microbacia. As áreas amostradas foram selecionadas quanto à vegetação, incluindo mata, pasto/pousio, culturas anuais, culturas perenes e solo arado. As amostras de solo foram caracterizadas quanto às propriedades abióticas (pH, condutividade elétrica, teor de matéria orgânica, N total, P, K, Ca, Mg, Al, H, S, Na, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, B, capacidade de troca catiônica, soma de bases e saturação de bases) e bióticas (atividade microbiana do solo, avaliada pelo desprendimento de CO2 e hidrólise de diacetato de fluoresceína; comunidades de bactérias, fungos, actinomicetos, protozoários, Pseudomonas fluorescentes e Fusarium spp.). A contribuição e relação dessas variáveis para a supressividade a R. solani foram quantificadas por análise de coeficientes de trilha. Quando se avaliaram todas as amostras em conjunto, somente variáveis abióticas apresentaram correlação com a supressão a R. solani, mas o conjunto das variáveis explicou somente 51% da variação total. Entretanto, quando as amostras foram agrupadas e analisadas considerando o tipo de cobertura vegetal, o conjunto de variáveis explicou mais de 90% da variação da supressividade. Para as áreas de floresta e pasto/pousio, as quais foram classificadas como as mais supressivas, algumas variáveis abióticas e a hidrólise de diacetato de fluoresceína apresentaram correlação com a supressão de R. solani e o conjunto de variáveis explicou mais de 98% da supressividade nesses solos.

Crop management may modify soil characteristics, and as a consequence, alter incidence of diseases caused by soilborne pathogens. This study evaluated the suppressiveness to R. solani in 59 soil samples from a microbasin. Soil sampling areas included undisturbed forest, pasture and fallow ground areas, annual crops, perennial crops, and ploughed soil. The soil samples were characterized according to abiotic variables (pH; electrical conductivity; organic matter content; N total; P; K; Ca; Mg; Al; H; S; Na; Fe; Mn; Cu; Zn; B; cation exchange capacity; sum of bases and base saturation) and biotic variables (total microbial activity evaluated by the CO2 evolution and fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis; culturable bacterial, fungal, actinomycetes, protozoa, fluorescent Pseudomonas and Fusarium spp. communities). The contribution and relationships of these variables to suppression to R. solani were assessed by path analysis. When all samples were analyzed together, only abiotic variables correlated with suppression of R. solani, but the entire set of variables explained only 51% of the total variation. However, when samples were grouped and analyzed by vegetation cover, the set of evaluated variables in all cases accounted for more than 90% of the variation in suppression of the pathogen. In highly suppressive soils of forest and pasture/fallow ground areas, several abiotic variables and fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis correlated with suppression of R. solani and the set of variables explained more than 98% of suppressiveness.