To reduce weed plant infestation, especially red-rice, areas traditionally cultivated with flooded rice in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, are being intercropped with soybean under a rotation system. The objective of this study was to quantify competitive abilities between soybean crop and red-rice biotype. Treatments were arranged in substitution series, with five proportions being used (0:16, 4:12, 8:8, 12:4 and 16:0) of soybean and red-rice, in a randomized complete block design, with four replications. Air dry matter and leaf area of the plants were evaluated. Competitiveness was analyzed through diagrams applied to substitution experiments and competitiveness indexes. Soybean presents higher competitive ability for environment resources than red-rice. Soybean crop production increases when close to a red-rice plant than to a soybean plant.
substitution; series; competition; Oryza sativa; Glycine max
