ACTION OF SILICATO OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM IN THE REDUCTION Cercospora

The aim of this study was to evaluate the response of coffee plants (Coffea arabica) Catuaí IAC-44 with different doses of calcium silicate and magnesium in relation to incidence of Cercospora spot coffeicola and plant growth. The experiment was conducted in nursery seedling production of coffee from the Federal Institute of Southern Minas Gerais, Campus Machado, MG randomized blocks with five replications and the treatment used a source of silicon, calcium silicate and magnesium in doses - 0 (control), 75, 150, 225 300 g/m2. The application of silicon in the soil causes the reduction to Cercospora coffeicola. The application of calcium silicate and magnesium affect the growth characteristics and was effective in inducing gray leaf spot, via ground coffee seedlings in nurseries.