In this study the effects of temperature and leaf wetness period in the severity progress of Powdery Mildew Cke. & Pk. in soybean cultivars Conquista and Suprema [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] were evaluated. Plants at the V3 stage were inoculated in greenhouse. Subsequently, they were conditioned into growth chambers at temperatures of 15, 20, 25 and 30°C and leaf wetness periods of 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours. Severity data were integrated in time by the disease progress curve for severity (AUDPCS). Non-linear regression models were adjusted for the disease intensity. Temperatures near 23ºC and 24ºC favored the powdery mildew intensity progress (AUDPCS) in Conquista and Suprema cultivars, respectively. Leaf wetness period of 8 h allowed the maximum progress of the disease in Conquista at temperatures of 23ºC. Temperatures near 30ºC and 15ºC reduced powdery mildew intensity.
Severity; epidemiology; disease
