In the crop cycle of 2007, an experiment was carried out in order to evaluate the influence of zinc, manganese and molybdenum sprayed together with fungicides on the severity of diseases and leaf area maintenance in wheat. Fungicides were sprayed at the end of booting and during flowering, whereas micronutrients were only sprayed during flowering. Micronutrients levels in the leaves, severity of diseases caused by Drechslera tritici and Septoria tritici, SPAD (Soil Plant Analysis Development) index, hectoliter weight, thousand-grain weight, ear size, and grain yield were evaluated. The use of epoxiconazol + pyraclostrobin led to a better control of Drechslera tritici and Septoria tritici. Products containing epoxiconazol + pyraclostrobin had an effect on plant physiology by increasing the levels of micronutrients in tissues and prolonging the time during which wheat remained with photosynthetically active leaf area. Epoxiconazol + pyraclostrobin, pyraclostrobin and epoxiconazol sprayed in association or not with micronutrients, led to increased hectoliter weight, thousand-grain weight and grain yield relative to control.
Drechslera tritici-repentis; Septoria tritici; manganese; zinc; molybdenum
