Different formulations of cupric fungicides, benzalconium chlorides and liquid bioactive compost were tested to observe their phytotoxicity in guava fruits (Psidium guajava) and control of bacterial blight caused by Erwinia psidii. The experiment was carried out in a commercial guava orchard with "Pedro Sato" and "Comum" varieties in Brazlândia, DF. The treatments were comprised of the following products/L of water: 5.0 g copper sulphate (SC); 3.5 g copper oxychloride (OC); 3.0 g copper hydroxide (HC); 3.0 mL benzalconium chlorides (CB); 20.0 mL liquid bioactive compost (CBL). Phytotoxicity was evaluated in flower buds and three stages of fruit development; disease incidence was evaluated in the same treatments, on 10 fruit-bearing branches in each quadrant of the plant. In the Pedro Sato variety, in fruits smaller than 15 mm in diameter, a few slight symptoms of phytotoxicity was observed, while in the Comum variety some severe symptoms caused by copper were observed. In fruits of both varieties between 16 and 30 mm and larger than 31 mm, moderate to severe symptoms were observed, mainly induced by the SC. In the control of the disease, the treatments with SC, OC, HC and CBL were more efficient in the Pedro Sato variety, while CBL was most efficient in Comum. In both treatments CBL showed a smaller area under disease progress curve (AUDPC).
Psidium guajava; bacterium; fungicide; bactericide
