Relación entre la precipitación registrada en estados reproductivos de la soja y la severidad de Septoria glycines y Cercospora kikuchii

Abstract

From 2003 to 2008, late season disease severity (LSDsev) values (Brown spot and Cercospora leaf blight) were recorded at the R7 growth stage at several sites in Santa Fe and Córdoba Provinces. The annual LSDsev records (N=15) were grouped into two epidemic categories based on a threshold value (median of observed disease data): severe (LSDsev >36 %) and moderate to light (LSDsev 7 mm) and AcPr7 (total accumulation of daily precipitations >7 mm) and the interaction (product) between them (It7) were the most strongly correlated, according to Kendall tau-b coefficients (rK=0.74, 0.60 and 0.71 respectively).Logistic regression model including AcPr7 correctly estimated the probability of occurrence of epidemic categories in 12 cases (out of 15). Logistic models integrating PrF7 or the interaction effect (It7) presented prediction accuracies of 93.3 %. These results could be useful for prediction and chemical control of LSD.