Red rice (Oryza spp.) is one of the main limiting factors to rice (O. sativa) yield. An experiment was carried out to evaluate red rice control and the behavior of two rice genotypes tolerant to the imidazolinone herbicides in response to imazethapyr (75 g L-1 ) + imazapic (25 g L¹ ) application rates and timing. The experiment was conducted in Santa Maria-RS, Brazil in 2004/2005 and was arranged in a factorial scheme, in a randomized block design, with four replications. Factor A included the two rice genotypes tolerant to the imidazolinones, a cultivar (IRGA 422 CL) and a hybrid (Tuno CL); and factor D included the treatments for red rice control, which was a combination of rates and herbicide application timing. The hybrid was found to be more tolerant to the herbicide only than the cultivar. Application rates up to 200% on the hybrid genotype could be done without affecting rice yield. It is important to state that increasing the rate of herbicide application can create carryover problems to non-tolerant crops. Red rice control was total with split application of imazethapyr + imazapic in PRE and POST emergence with the total rate above 125%. The most efficient treatment was application of 75% in PRE followed by 50% in POST, which was the lowest rate promoting 100% control, with relatively low toxicity to the cultivar and without affecting rice yield.
Clearfield; imazapic; imazethapyr; IRGA 422 CL; Only®; Tuno CL
