The objectives of this work were to evaluate dissecant efficiency and determine the best application time for soybean crop. The experimental design was randomized blocks in factorial schemes 3x3 and 4x4 (dissecants x application time), in 1996/1997 and 1997/1998, respectively. The dissecants applied were: paraquat, diquat and paraquat + diquat in 1996/97 and paraquat, diquat, paraquat + diquat and ammonium glufosinate in 1997/1998, respectively, in the following doses: 0.4; 0.3 and 0.2 + 0.15 and 0.4; 0.3; 0.2 + 0.15 and 0.4 kg a.i. ha-1 Three application times were used in 1996/1997 and four in 1997/1998, with intervals of five days starting from stage R6. Analysis and interpretation of the results allowed to conclude that the dissecants were efficient and that seed moisture between 50 and 60%, plants with low incidence of yellow and brown beans and the relation green biomass weight/total green biomass weight of the plants around 0.5 were the main characteristics for determining the best times for dissecant application.
Glycine max; dissecation; diquat; paraquat; ammonium glufosinate
