Fungicide treatment of super sweet corn seeds

Neste trabalho, procurou-se avaliar a influência do tratamento fungicida no potencial fisiológico e na sanidade de sementes de milho híbrido super-doce DO-04, separadas por diferenças quanto ao formato. Foi utilizado delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 2 x 3 x 4, compreendendo dois formatos de semente (retidas em peneira 15 x ¾", representando as sementes arredondadas, e em peneira 20, representando as achatadas), três lotes e quatro tratamentos fungicidas (testemunha, Fludioxonil, Captan TS + Thiabendazol e Captan TS + Thiram PS). Avaliaram-se a germinação, o vigor (velocidade de germinação, teste de frio e envelhecimento acelerado) e a sanidade de semente. Foi verificado que as sementes arredondadas de milho híbrido super-doce DO-04 apresentam germinação e vigor mais elevados, em comparação às achatadas; os tratamentos fungicidas favorecem o vigor, sendo as combinações Captan + Thiabendazol e Captan + Thiram eficientes para o controle de F. moniliforme, Cephalosporium sp. e Penicillium sp..The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of fungicide treatment on the physiological potential and seed health of DO-04 super sweet corn hybrid seeds classified by differences in shape. For this, pure seeds of the DO-04 hybrid harvested in 2004 were used. A completely random design was used in a 2 x 3 x 4 factorial scheme, i.e. two seed shape classes (flat and round), three seed lots and four fungicide treatments (untreated seeds, Fludioxonil, Captan TS + Thiabendazol, and Captan TS + Thiram PS). After the fungicide treatments, germination, vigor ( germination speed, cold test, accelerated aging) and seed health tests were performed. Results showed that germination and vigor of round DO-04 hybrid super sweet corn seeds were higher than the flat ones. In addition, combinations of Captan + Thiabendazol and Captan + Thiram were efficient to control F. moniliforme, Cephalosporium sp. and Penicillium sp and were beneficial to seed vigor