The persistence of the fungicide triadimenol was investigated in two soils, a Red-Yellow Podzolic (Paleoudult) and a Latosol Una Variation (typic Haplortox) from Viçosa, MG, Brazil, with and without the incorporation of organic compost, using the thin-layer bioautograph technique. The triadimenol fungicide was added at a rate of 375 mg kg-1 of active ingredient of soil. The extractions of fungitoxic compounds were made at 35, 70 and 115 days after the addition of fungicide to the soils. The experiment was carried out under laboratory conditions. The incorporation of 30 t ha-1 of compost did not cause significant differences in the triadimenol degradation in these soils. There were differences in degradation between soils; the Red-Yellow Podzolic showed a higher rate of degradation, compared with the Latosol. This difference was attributed to a higher nutrient status and higher moisture retention, and good physical conditions for the degradation in the Podzolic. In the conditions of the present study, triadimenol can be considered moderately persistent.
triadimenol; soil; persistence; bioautography