The effect of chemical treatment of wheat seeds (cv. "BR 18 Terena") was studied under laboratory and greenhouse conditions using the following fungicides with the respective doses of i.a./100 kg of seeds: captan (150 g), methilic tioafanate (75 mL), triflumizole (45 g), triticonazole (45 mL) triadimenol (13.5 mL), tolyfluanid (75 g), tebuconazole (5 mL), fludioxonil (5 mL), difeconazole (30 mL) and thiabendazole (30 mL). In laboratory, seeds health and germination were evaluated while under greenhouse conditions were evaluated emergency, velocity of emergency and the height of seedlings. The fungicides triflumizole, triadimenol, triticonazole, thiabendazole and methilic tioafanate reduced significantly the incidence of F. graminearum in the seeds with thiabendazole and methilic tioafanate being the most efficient ones. Seeds germination, emergence and velocity of the seedlings were not affected by chemical treatment with the fungicides. On the other hand, triadimenol affect negativity the height of seedlings to 7 days after sowing and captan, triticonazole, tebuconazole and triadimenol to 14 days.
Fusarium head bligth; fungicides
