Two experiments were carried out in guava orchards cv. 'Paluma' at Monte Alto and Vista Alegre do Alto/SP. In Experiment 1 it was used copper fungicides applied alone and in combination with mancozeb to evaluate the effect of phytotoxicity on floral buds and guava fruits in three developmental stages. In Experiment 2 it was used the same fungicides used in Experiment 1, plus a treatment with tebucunazole in order to evaluate the rust control. In Experiment 1 none of the fungicides tested caused phytotoxicity symptoms and abortion of fruits less than 15 mm in diameter. The fungicides caused higher phytotoxicity in fruits between 25 and 35 mm but not in fruits larger than 40 mm diameter. Copper fungicides combined with mancozeb lead to a slight toxicity, but when applied the mancozeb alone did not lead to phytotoxicity sympton. In The Experiment 2, it was observed that copper fungicides applied alone were efficient to control rust as well as the combination of mancozeb and cuprous oxide or hydroxide and the fungicide tebuconazole.
Psidium guava; Erwinia psidii; fungicides; integrated management
