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Susceptibility of Echinochloa populations to cyhalofop-butyl in Southern region of Brazil and impact of the weed phenology on its efficacy of control

Suscetibilidade de populações de Echinochloa a cyhalofop-butyl na região Sul do Brasil e impacto da fenologia da infestante sobre a eficácia do seu controle

ABSTRACT:

Cyhalofop-butyl stands out among the herbicides in the control of imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa species; but, rice farmers are not always satisfied with the control achieved with this herbicide. The objectives were to evaluate in regional scale the susceptibility of Echinochloa populations to cyhalofop-butyl, and quantify the effect of the weed phenology on its efficacy of control. For this, three trials were carried out under greenhouse conditions with a fully random design, using Echinochloa populations collected in rice fields in the southern region of Brazil. In two trials, the susceptibility level of 156 (2012/13 growth season) and 103 (2013/14 growth season) populations were evaluated with the application of cyhalofop-butyl at 360g ha-1. In other trial, in which treatments were arranged in a bi-factorial design (A = 6 x B = 5), it was evaluated six cyhalofop-butyl rates and five phenological stages of E. crus-galli populations. Echinochloa populations had showed differential susceptibility to cyhalofop-butyl, especially in the 2013/14 growth season, where 20 out of the 103 populations had control lower than 90%. The efficacy of this herbicide was inversely proportional to the phenological stage, and the application timing delay contributed directly to the decrease of susceptibility to the herbicide. Cyhalofop-butyl is an effective alternative to control imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa populations, as long as the application timing occurs in the early phenological stages (2 to 4 leaves).

Key words:
barnyardgrass; development stage; imidazolinones; Echinochloa crus-galli; Echinochloa colona

RESUMO:

Cyhalofop-butyl destaca-se dentre os herbicidas usados no manejo de populações de capim-arroz resistente às imidazolinonas, mas nem sempre o orizicultor fica satisfeito com o resultado obtido com este herbicida. Objetivou-se avaliar a suscetibilidade de populações de capim-arroz (Echinochloa spp.) ao cyhalofop-butyl e, quantificar o efeito da fenologia da infestante sobre a eficácia do seu controle. Para isto, três experimentos foram realizados em casa de vegetação com delineamento inteiramente casualizado, utilizando-se populações de capim-arroz coletadas na região Sul do Brasil. Em dois experimentos, a suscetibilidade de 156 (safra 2012/13) e 103 (safra 2013/14) populações foram avaliadas frente à aplicação do herbicida cyhalofop-butyl na dose de 360g ha-1. Em outro experimento, em que se arranjaram os tratamentos em esquema bi-fatorial, foram avaliados seis doses do herbicida e cinco estádios fenológicos de populações de E. crus-galli. Foi verificada variação na resposta das populações de capim-arroz ao cyhalofop-butyl, em especial na safra 2013/14, em que 20, das 103 populações testadas, tiveram controle menor que 90%. A eficácia do controle foi inversamente proporcional ao estádio fenológico e, o atraso no controle da infestante contribui diretamente para a diminuição da sua suscetibilidade ao herbicida. Cyhalofop-butyl é uma alternativa eficaz para controlar capim-arroz resistente às imidazolinonas, desde que a aplicação ocorra nos estádios iniciais de desenvolvimento (2 a 4 folhas).

Palavras-chave:
capim-arroz; estádio de desenvolvimento; imidazolinonas; Echinochloa crus-galli; Echinochloa colona

INTRODUCTION:

Species from the Echinochloa genus are frequently distributed over flooded rice fields in Brazil and worldwide, and historically includes a number of the most important weeds of this crop. In general, species from this genus have plants with intermediate characteristics and great morphological variability, and their field identification is very hard (DALAMAS et al., 2008DALAMAS, C. A. et al. Morphological and physiological variation among species of the genus Echinochloa in northern Greece. Weed Science, v.56, p.416-423, 2008. Available from: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1614/WS-07-168.1>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1614/WS-07-168.1.
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). Therefore, in many situations, populations of the species Echinochloa crus-galli, E. crus-pavonis and E. colona, among others, are identified as Echinochloa complex (BORTOLY et al., 2015BORTOLY, E.D. et al. Identificação de espécies do gênero Echinochloa através de descritores morfológicos e moleculares. In: CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ARROZ IRRIGADO, 9., 2015, Pelotas, RS. Anais... Pelotas: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, 2015. p.856-859. Available from: http://www.cbai2015.com.br/docs/trab-2-1152-327-1507092118.pdf 7000100025>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016.
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). These species present high adaptability level for interspecies competition, causing severe damages and yield losses even to lowly infested flooded rice fields (PANOZZO et al., 2014PANOZZO, L. E. et al. Control of Echinochloa sp. in the irrigated rice crop. International Journal of Agronomy, v.2014, p.1-6, 2014. Available from: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ija/2014/931840/>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1155/2014/931840.
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). Just one Echinochloa plant per m-2 caused enough negative interference to decrease the grain yield of flooded rice fields in Brazil ranging from 4 to 30% (GALON et al., 2007GALON, L. et al. Estimation of grain yield loss in rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars due to interference by barnyardgrass (Echinochloa spp.). Planta Daninha , v.25, p.221-226, 2007. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid= S0100-83582007000400006>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1590/S0100-83582007000400006.
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).

Echinochloa species have herbicide resistant biotypes that were reported in various regions on Brazil and the world, and they are among the ten weed species with most number of resistance cases. In fact, the Echinochloa complex includes six species that are resistant to nine different herbicide action mechanisms, including various cases of multiple resistance to herbicides (HEAP, 2016HEAP, I. The international survey of herbicide resistant weeds. Available from: http://www.weedscience.com>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016.
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). Over the last decade, in the southern region of Brazil, the constant use of imidazolinones on Clearfield ® rice has selected innumerous biotypes resistant to herbicides of this chemical group. This added up to the resistance of biotypes from the same species to the auxin-mimic quinclorac, with cases of multiple resistance as well, limiting the farmers’ options for herbicides on controlling Echinochloa species on this region (ANDRES et al., 2007ANDRES, A. et al. Detection of Echinochloa sp. resistance to quinclorac in rice fields in Southern Brazil. Planta Daninha, v.25, p.221-226, 2007. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582007000100025>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1590/S0100-83582007000100025.
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; MATZENBACHER et al., 2013MATZENBACHER, F.O. et al. Rapid diagnosis of resistance to imidazolinone herbicides in barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) and control of resistant biotypes with alternative herbicides. Planta Daninha , v.31, p.645-656, 2013. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582013000300016>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1590/S0100-83582013000300016.
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).

Cyhalofop-butyl, 2-[4-(4-cyano-2-fluorophenoxy) phenoxy] propionate, butyl ester is a systemic herbicide that controls annual and perennial grasses, and that has been used in agriculture for over two decades. As all the other aryloxyphenoxypropionate acids, it works by inhibiting the Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase enzyme, which catalyzes the first synthesis route of oily acids (DÉLYE et al., 2003DÉLYE, C. et al. An isoleucine residue within the carboxyl-Transferase domain of multidomain acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase is a major determinant of sensitivity to aryloxyphenoxypropionate but not to cyclohexanedione inhibitors. Plant Physiology, v.132, p.1716-1723, 2003. Available from: http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/132/3/1716.short>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.021139.
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). It has physical-chemical characteristics that result into high selectivity over rice, due to low esterification and high metabolization of its molecules (RUIZ-SANTAELLA et al., 2006aRUIZ-SANTAELLA, J. P. et al. Basis of selectivity of cyhalofop-butyl in Oryza sativa L. Planta, v.223, p.191-199, 2006a. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16160841>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1007/s00425-005-0075-1.
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). Conversely, it is very active on other grasses, such as the ones from the Echinochloa complex, giving high effectiveness to rates starting from 200g ha-1 (KIM et al., 2005KIM, J.S. et al. Physiological basis of differential phytotoxic activity between fenoxaprop-P-ethyl and cyhalofop-butyl-treated barnyardgrass. Weed Biology Managment, v.5, p.539-545, 2005. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.14456664.2005.00158.x/ abstract>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2005.00158.x.
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). For these reasons, cyhalofop-butyl is one of the most widely used herbicides with this action mechanism for the control of grasses complex in flooded rice as well upland rice fields.

The use of alternative herbicides or their association with imidazolinones on the imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa management has been a common practice in the Southern region of Brazil. Among the available herbicide options for this situation, cyhalofop-butyl stands out, since its action mechanism is different from imidazolinones (MATZENBACHER et al., 2015MATZENBACHER, F. O. et al. Distribution and analysis of the mechanisms of resistance of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) to imidazolinone and quinclorac herbicides. Journal of Agricultural Science, v.153, p.1-15, 2015. Available from: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9834660>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1017/S0021859614000768.
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). However, in some cases, rice farmers are not satisfied with cyhalofop-butyl results, mainly when Echinochloa plants emerge at different times and are in variable growth stages at the application. In addition, cyhalofop-butyl is commonly utilized to rescue the control of imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa which are in more advanced phenological stages of the plants, such as full tillering. This study was developed to evaluate the following two hypothesis: (i) populations of Echinochloa species has differential susceptibility to cyhalofop-butyl; (ii) the efficacy of control of this herbicide depends on the phenological stage of Echinochloa plants.

The objective was to evaluate the susceptibility of imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa populations to cyhalofop-butyl, and quantify the effect of phenology stage of these weeds over the efficacy of control of cyhalofop-butyl.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Vegetal material

Three trials were performed in a controlled environment greenhouse at the Experimental Station of Dow AgroSciences Ind. Ltda., in Mogi Mirim/SP, Brazil, on the 2012/13 and 2013/14 growth season. The plant material studied comes from seeds samples of Echinochloa crus-galli, E. crus-pavonis and E. colona collected in flooded rice fields in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states, which are located in the geographic area between the geographic coordinates of latitude 26°27’00’’S to 33°31’08’’S and longitude 48°50’39’’W to 57°05’18’’W. Fields were chosen based on the history usage of Clearfield ® rice varieties, as well as imidazolinones herbicides, and ripe seeds were always collected in bulk from at least 25 plants. Plants were established using the method described by MATZENBACHER et al. (2013MATZENBACHER, F.O. et al. Rapid diagnosis of resistance to imidazolinone herbicides in barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) and control of resistant biotypes with alternative herbicides. Planta Daninha , v.31, p.645-656, 2013. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582013000300016>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1590/S0100-83582013000300016.
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), and have grown over air temperature of 28±2°C and photoperiod of 12 hours (light/dark).

Susceptibility of the populations to cyhalofop-butyl

Two trials were designed as a fully random design using three or four repetitions whose one trial had 156 populations and other trial had 103 populations, respectively, on the 2012/13 and 2013/14 growth seasons. The treatment was cyhalofop-butyl at 360g ha-1 (Clincher®, 180g L-1, EC, Dow AgroSciences) with the addition of mineral oil at 2% v. v.-1 (Joint® Oil, 761g L-1, EC, Dow AgroSciences). This rate corresponds to 133% of the maximum rate recommended for Echinochloa control and was used for a better comparison of the susceptibility among the different populations. Each treatment repetition was composed by a 5L plastic pot containing 25 Echinochloa plants, and herbicide application were always performed when plants reached 2 expanded leaves. The application was performed with a CO2 portable spray, equipped with XR Teejet 110.015 nozzles, and spray pressure of 40psi, reaching a spray solution volume equivalent to 100L ha-1.

Phenology effect on cyhalofop-butyl effectiveness

One trial was designed as a fully random design with bi-factor arrangement design (A=6 x B=5) and four repetitions; each repetition consisted of a 5L plastic pot containing five Echinochloa plants. For this trial, the vegetal material consisted of five barnyardgrass (E. crus-galli) populations of the 2012/13 growth season from several rice regions across Rio Grande do Sul State. The A factor consisted of six rates of cyhalofop-butyl, as following: 0, 45, 90, 180, 360 and 720g ha-1 with the addition mineral oil at 2% v. v.-1, as described in the previous section. The B factor consisted of five phenological stages, as following (BBCH scale): 2 leaves (12), 4 leaves (14), 2 tillers (22), 4 tillers (24) and full flowering (55) (HESS et al., 1997HESS, M. et al. Use of the extended BBCH scale - general for the descriptions of the growth stages of mono- and dicotyledonous weed species. Weed Research, v.37, p.433-441, 1997. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-3180.1997.d01-70.x/full>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1997.d01-70.x.
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). The stages were defined when 50% +1 of the plants reached the determined characteristic. Herbicide treatments applications were always performed as described in the previous section.

Evaluations and statistic analysis

The efficacy of control of Echinochloa populations was always evaluated 30 days after herbicide treatment application (DAT), using conventional scale of visual control, with values from 0 to 100%. In the susceptibility trials, histograms of efficacy of control ranges were created to classify the Echinochloa populations according to their susceptibility to cyhalofop-butyl. In the phenology effect trial, the data was submitted to analysis of variance by F test (P≤0.05) and, subsequently, to non-linear regression analysis by three parameters logistic model. With the obtained functions, it was used the inverse equation principle to estimate GR50, that is, the herbicide rate that gives 50% of efficacy of control over Echinochloa plants. Finally, GR50 values of the populations were adjusted to the second order polynomial model, to estimate the relation between phenological stage and the response to cyhalofop-butyl herbicide.

RESULTS:

Susceptibility of the populations to cyhalofop-butyl

The Echinochloa populations were satisfactorily controlled by cyhalofop-butyl in most situations (>80% control); but, they showed differential susceptibility to the treatment in both growth seasons (Figure 1). During the 2012/13 growth season, 360g ha-1 of cyhalofop-butyl presented high control over the 156 evaluated populations; in all situations, the minimum efficacy of control was 91%. During the 2013/14 growth season, there has been higher variability in the response of populations to the same treatment, since 20 out of 103 populations presented lower than 90% response. Moreover, 3 out of 103 populations were not controlled in a satisfactory way (<80% control) and would possibly survive in a situation of flooded rice commercial field. This results pointed out the existence of some Echinochloa populations less sensitive to cyhalofop-butyl and not properly controlled, even with the use of higher rates than the maximum label one.

Figure 1
Histogram for efficacy of control ranges of different Echinochloa populations with cyhalofop-butyl herbicide (360g ha-1), evaluated 30 days after application. Mogi Mirim/SP, Brazil, 2012/13 and 2013/14 growth seasons.

Phenology effect on cyhalofop-butyl effectiveness

Efficacy of control varied based on the significant interaction between rate and phenological stage; this allowed the interaction decomposition with dose-response curves for each phenological stage. On table 1, the parameters of the logistic model equation for the five barnyardgrass are shown, in five phenological plant stages, obtaining high adjustment to the non-linear logistic model. It is possible to verify a clear decrease in the efficacy of control based on the progress of the barnyardgrass development, especially once the plants started the tillering growth stages. For example, when the plants were in the initial phenological stages (2 to 4 leaves), an effective control was obtained in most cases, using the label rates (from 180 to 315g ha-1); however, when the plants were in advanced phenological stages such as 2 to 4 tillers, barnyardgrass was only effectively controlled with the application of twice the rate on the label.

Table 1
Logistic type regression equations used to quantify the effect of the weed phenological stage and of cyhalofop-butyl rates over efficacy of control of barnyardgrass (E. crus-galli) populations, being evaluated 30 days after application. Mogi Mirim/SP, Brazil, 2012/13 growth season.

As plants developed, there was a decrease in control levels, since the obtained value for GR50 was proportional to the phenological weed stage, on the average of the five barnyardgrass populations (Figure 2). Actually, barnyardgrass was very sensitive when treated during the 2 and 4 leaf stages, since the average GR50 was obtained with lower than 100g ha-1 cyhalofop-butyl rates. Conversely, in control situations during the most advanced phenological stages, the magnitude of GR50 grew exponentially, exceeding the herbicide rate of 400g ha-1 of cyhalofop-butyl. In fact, it was observed that the progress in each unit of the BBCH scale requires an increase of 3.3g ha-1 of cyhalofop-butyl herbicide, in order to obtain efficacy of control of 50%. However, with barnyardgrass plants in advanced stages, as example full flowering, the increase in the rate only compensated for the decrease of weed control and not provided satisfactory control.

Figure 2
Necessary cyhalofop-butyl rate for 50% efficacy of control (GR50) on barnyardgrass (E. crus-galli) populations, adjusted to the phenological stagesa of plants, evaluated 30 days after the application. Mogi Mirim/SP, Brazil, 2012/13 growth season. aSecond order polynomial equation (y = a + bx + cx2), where a, b and c are the parameters and x and y are the variables. bBBCH 12 (2 leaves), BBCH 14 (4 leaves), BBCH 22 (2 tillers), BBCH 24 (4 tillers) and BBCH 55 (full flowering).

DISCUSSION:

The Echinochloa complex increased its importance in rice farming during the last decade in Brazil and worldwide, due to the appearance of herbicide resistant biotypes in six species of this genus (HEAP, 2016HEAP, I. The international survey of herbicide resistant weeds. Available from: http://www.weedscience.com>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016.
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). In Brazil, imidazolinones and/or quinclorac resistant Echinochloa populations are widespread over flooded rice fields in the southern region of the country (MATZENBACHER et al., 2015MATZENBACHER, F. O. et al. Distribution and analysis of the mechanisms of resistance of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) to imidazolinone and quinclorac herbicides. Journal of Agricultural Science, v.153, p.1-15, 2015. Available from: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9834660>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1017/S0021859614000768.
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). This problem requires a changing attitude from rice farmers and technicians, not only on alternative herbicide usage, but also on attention towards good practices for the use of these products. Thus, for the cyhalofop-butyl herbicide, this study addresses two topics that have great relevance for its efficacy of control over imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa populations: (i) there is differential susceptibility among populations to cyhalofop-butyl herbicide (Figure 1); (ii) the performance of this herbicide depends on the phenological stage of the plants (Figure 2; Table 1).

In other studies with Echinochloa species, differential susceptibility to cyhalofop-butyl applied from 150 to 300g ha-1 rates occurred as well (VIDOTTO et al., 2007VIDOTTO, F. et al. Herbicide sensitivity of Echinochloa spp. accessions in Italian rice fields. Crop Protection, v.26, p.285-293, 2007. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026121940600247X>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2005.07.016.
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; DALAMAS et al., 2008DALAMAS, C. A. et al. Morphological and physiological variation among species of the genus Echinochloa in northern Greece. Weed Science, v.56, p.416-423, 2008. Available from: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1614/WS-07-168.1>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1614/WS-07-168.1.
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). In these cases, higher sensibility was noticed in the E. crus-galli species compared to E. erecta, E. phyllopogon and E. oryzoides, even though variations took place within each species. In the present research, the identification of species was not performed in susceptibility trials, since its objective was only to widely evaluate the response of populations in regional scale. In the phenology trial, the five populations evaluated were from the specie E. crus-galli and differences were observed among them in the response to increased herbicide rates (Table 1). This may be related to populations’ adaptations in metabolizing cyhalofop-butyl at higher level and/or speed velocity (RUIZ-SANTAELLA et al., 2006bRUIZ-SANTAELLA, J. P. et al. Resistance mechanisms to cyhalofop-butyl in a biotype of Echinochloa phyllopogon (Stapf) Koss. from California. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, v.10, p.95-100, 2006b. Available from: http://www.zuechtungskunde.de/ artikel.dll/11-Ruiz-Santaella_MTAyMzky.PDF>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2005.07.016.
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; MATZENBACHER et al., 2015MATZENBACHER, F. O. et al. Distribution and analysis of the mechanisms of resistance of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) to imidazolinone and quinclorac herbicides. Journal of Agricultural Science, v.153, p.1-15, 2015. Available from: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9834660>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1017/S0021859614000768.
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).

The effect of plant stage over herbicide control is widely known and has been shown in literature for Echinochloa species; it has been demonstrated for various herbicides (PINTO et al., 2008PINTO J. J. et al. Control of Echinochloa spp. as a function of management methods in flooded rice. Planta Daninha , v.26, p.767-777, 2008. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582008000400008>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1590/S0100-83582008000400008.
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; PANOZZO et al., 2014PANOZZO, L. E. et al. Control of Echinochloa sp. in the irrigated rice crop. International Journal of Agronomy, v.2014, p.1-6, 2014. Available from: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ija/2014/931840/>. Accessed: Jun. 01, 2016. doi: 10.1155/2014/931840.
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). However, the present study is innovating in quantifying this effect for cyhalofop-butyl and in demonstrating that it may be even higher in cases of populations that are less sensitive to it. Thus, when the presence of imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa populations is suspected, rice farmers must proceed with the application of cyhalofop-butyl as soon as possible. These pieces of information have great practical applicability, especially for the timing of control, justifying its implementation at early development stages of Echinochloa and, consequently, giving the chance to reduce cyhalofop-butyl rates, its application cost and its selection pressure over other weed species that can infest flooded rice as well as upland rice fields.

CONCLUSION:

Imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa populations shown differential susceptibility to cyhalofop-butyl herbicide, with cases in which they survived the exposure to the maximum rate on the herbicide label. The efficacy of this herbicide was inversely proportional to the phenological stage, and the application timing delay contributes directly to the decrease of susceptibility to the herbicide. Cyhalofop-butyl is an effective alternative to control imidazolinone-resistant Echinochloa populations, as long as the application timing occurs in the early phenological stages (2 to 4 leaves)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors thank the Sales Technical Representatives and the Distributors at Dow Agrosciences Industrial Ltda. for collecting and sending vegetal material in flooded rice fields during two growth seasons

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    2017

History

  • Received
    13 Sept 2016
  • Accepted
    20 Dec 2016
  • Reviewed
    27 Jan 2016
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