This study was aimed to evaluate the selectivity of the herbicide saflufenacil applied alone and mixed, in post-emergence on 10 sugarcane cultivars in the second year after planting. The experiment was carried out in Botucatu, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The experimental design was a randomized split plot with 4 replications, with the cultivars set up in the plot and the herbicides in the subplot. The treatments were: saflufenacil + Assist (0.07 kg ha-1 + 0.5 v/v); saflufenacil + Break Thru (0.140 kg ha-1 + 0.05% v/v); saflufenacil (0.280 kg ha-1) and ametryne + clomazone (2.0 + 3.0 L ha-1) applied at 49 days after first harvest, and a control without application. The plants had from 2 to 4 leaves at the application time. The cultivars were: SP83-2847, SP80-3280, RB855453, SP80-1842, SP89-1115, RB867515, PO-8862, RB855156, SP80-1816 and SP81-3250. The herbicide was applied using Teejet XR11002VS spray equipment with six spray nozzles, at 200 kPa and, 200 L ha-1 spray volume. Visual evaluations were made at 3, 7, 15, 21, 30, 45 and 60 days after application. The initial visual injuries observed in the sugarcane plants were dependent on cultivars, the herbicides and, doses tested. All chemical treatments tested were selective to the different cultivars studied, without affecting the crop and sugar production.
Sugarcane; selectivity; herbicides