Revista Brasileira De Herbicidas 2018; 17(3): 1-9
Comparison of horseweed chemical control methods with burndown starting in dry or moist period
Several environmental conditions may directly interferes with the effectiveness of herbicides weed control, therefore, the aim of this research was to evaluate the best climate moment to initiate chemical horseweed (Conyza spp.) control; as well as to evaluate the level of glyphosate tolerance on horseweed population. These trials were conducted in Indianópolis region, Minas Gerais State. The experiment 1 was designed as factorial (2×5) with first factor being the weather period conditions, dry or wet, comparison at first application time of glyphosate + 2,4-D (1,200 + 670 g a.e. ha-1) herbicide. The second factor was the sequential herbicide (g a.e. or a.i. ha-1) application with glyphosate + 2,4-D (1,200 + 670) or paraquat (500), alone or tank mixed with diclosulam (29.4); fluroxypyr (200) alone and an untreated without herbicide application. The experiment 2 aimed to assess the Conyza spp. difficulty level of control to glyphosate herbicide in both trials area by applying sequential applications, 35 days apart, of glyphosate rates (g a.e. ha-1) at 0, 480, 960, 1,920 and 3,840 as well as 2,4-D (670) and glyphosate + 2,4-D (960 + 670). In general, to obtain effective control, either in dry or wet conditions at first application, it was necessary to perform sequential application using glyphosate + 2,4-D at first application followed by a second one, independent of tested herbicides. The horseweed population present in the area showed not to be controlled only by glyphosate herbicide applications.
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