The objective of this study was to evaluate the rotation of the irrigated rice Clear field® system with the conventional system in the evolution of the seed bank and the emergence of red rice biotypes resistant to the imidazolinone chemical group. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design in a factorial scheme (2 x 4) with 4 replications. The first factor was constituted of the management systems used (Clearfield®x conventional) which consisted of the succession/rotation between the rice not tolerant to imidazoline, variety IRGA 417 (conventional), and the rice tolerant to imidazolinone, variety IRGA 422 CL (Clearfield®). The D factor was consti tuted by the variation between the conventional and the Clearfield®systems, over time. The use of the Clearfield®system provides a reduction of the seed bank after three years of use; however, it does not remove all the red rice seeds from the soil. The crossing between red rice and cultivated rice increases with the increase of infestation, reaching 2.9% after four crops.
resistant biotypes; Oryza sativa; Clearfield system®
