The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of glyphosate and triclopyr drift on the initial growth of peach tree seedlings, as well as the behavior of these seedlings when submitted to glyphosate drift with fungicidal treatment. In Experiment 1, simulation drift was performed by applying glyphosate (43.2; 86.4; 172.8 and 345.8 g ha-1 ), triclopyr (14.4; 28.8; 57.6 and 115.2 g ha-1 ) and the mixture glyphosate + triclopyr (43.2 + 24.4; 86.4 + 28.8 and 172.8 + 57.6 g ha-1), as the treatments. Experiment 2 was arranged in a 2 x 6 factorial scheme [fungicide (with and without of application) x reduced rates of glyphosate (0; 43.2; 86.4; 129.6; 172.8 and 345.6 g ha-1)]. In Experiment 1, peach seedlings treated with glyphosate and triclopyr; 345.6 g and 57.6 g ha-1, respectively, presented the highest intoxication percentage, with no drift effect being verified on plant growth. In Experiment 2, the glyphosate doses applied influenced initial plant growth, with the effects being proportional to increase of the doses. The fungicide did not influence peach seedling growth, but the intoxication percentage was higher in the plants treated, indicating a possible synergistic effect among the herbicides tested.
Prunus persica; plant intoxication; herbicide
