This work aimed to evaluate the effects of reduced rates of simulated drift of glyphosate on cotton crop using different cultivars and development levels. The assay was carried out in Alta Floresta, MT. The reduced doses of glyphosate were 0,180 and 360 g a.e. ha-1. The cultivars ITA-90 and BRS-Facual were treated at the four and 10 leaf stages and phytotoxicity visual symptoms and plant height were assessed at 7,14,28,42,56 and 70 days. At the end of the trial, cotton yield and seed quality were evaluated. Cotton plant treated with 180 g ha-1 dose had a slow recovery, with no difference being observed between the development levels. The highest dose caused greater damages in younger plants. The cotton plant treated with the smallest dose presented a normal growth 70 days after application but when the dose of 360 g ha-1 was applied, growth was affected, especially in younger plants, and the visual symptoms of phytotoxicity in the leaves were more severe in younger plants, with recovery classified as acceptable in older plants .Cotton yield was reduced in all treatments, except in older plants treated with 180 g ha-1 e.a.
Gossypium hirsutum; drift; herbicide; phytotoxicity
