-Some desiccation techniques for harvesting wheat may affect seed quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different desiccant herbicides applied to the wheat crop and their effects on the production and seed quality. The experiment was conducted with cultivar CooDeteC 150 (CD 150) in two sites in Palotina (Paraná state, Brazil) with a randomized block design consisting of 7 treatments (desiccation herbicides) and 4 replications. Desiccation was realized when 50% of the plants were in stage 80 with seeds in powdery or mass consistency. the variables analyzed were percentage of moisture content after harvest, Yield, hectoliter weight, mass of 100 seeds, vigor, germination, fresh mass of seedlings, dry mass of seedlings and root length. the herbicides carfentrazone-ethyl and clethodim were the ones that promoted greatest reduction in vigor. the herbicide paraquat caused reduction in seedling length. there was a reduction in the mass of 100 seeds for glufosinate-ammonium, clethodim, diquat and carfentrazone-ethyl. Glufosinate-ammonium, paraquat, glyphosate, clethodim and diquat caused reduction in yield. Desiccation of Cultivar CD 150 at stage 80 is not recommended, since plant Yield and physiological seed parameters were adversely affected by herbicides.Index terms: chemical desiccation, management, germination, vigor, seedlings.Produtividade e qualidade fisiológica das sementes de trigo após dessecação com diferentes herbicidas RESUMO -Algumas técnicas de manejo da cultura do trigo, como a dessecação pré-colheita podem afetar a produtividade e a qualidade fisiológica das sementes. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito de diferentes herbicidas dessecantes aplicados na cultura do trigo e seus efeitos sobre a produtividade e a qualidade das sementes. O experimento foi conduzido com a cultivar COODETEC 150 (CD 150), em dois ambientes de produção localizados no Município de Palotina -PR, sob o delineamento experimental de blocos casualisados, constituído de 7 tratamentos (herbicidas na dessecação) com 4 repetições. A dessecação foi realizada quando 50% das plantas apresentavam-se no estádio 80 com as sementes de consistência farinácea ou de massa. As variáveis analisadas foram umidade após a colheita, produtividade de sementes, peso hectolitro, massa de 100 sementes, germinação e vigor. Os herbicidas carfentrazoneethyl e clethodim reduziram o vigor das sementes produzidas, e o herbicida paraquat reduziu o comprimento de plântulas. ocorreu redução na massa de 100 sementes para o amônio -glufosinate, clethodim, diquat e carfentrazone-ethyl. O amônio -glufosinate, paraquat, glyphosate, clethodim e diquat reduziram a produtividade. A dessecação de plantas da cultivar CD 150 no estádio 80 não é recomendada, em decorrências dos efeitos negativos dos herbicidas nos parâmetros produtivos e fisiológicos das sementes de trigo.Termos para indexação: dessecação química, manejo, germinação, vigor, plântulas.

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Horseweed (Conyza spp.) is a weed with a considerable presence and frequency throughout Brazilian crops, as well as presenting difficult chemical control. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of herbicide management, through single and sequential applications, in controlling Conyza spp., at two development stages with 4 to 6 leaves (3 to 5 cm) and 20 leaves (15-20 cm). The analyzed variables were: control percentage (7, 14, 21, and 28 days after application), dry matter content (28 days after application) and regrowth percentage (21 days after application). Data were submitted to analysis of variance at 5% probability and when there was a difference, the means were submitted to the Scott-Knott test. For Conyza spp. plants with a height between 3 and 5 cm and 4 to 6 leaves, the best treatments were T4, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, and T14, presenting a control percentage above 90%, 7 days after application. For Conyzaspp. plants with a plant development of 15 cm in height and 15 to 20 leaves, the highest control percentages and lowest regrowth percentages were with treatments T9, T13, and T14.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of winter cover crop species on the agronomic performance of soybean (Glycine max) cropped in succession, under a no-tillage system. The study was conducted during three crop seasons (2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014), with the following cover crops: white oat (Avena sativa), black oat (Avena strigosa), ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), vetch (Vicia sativa), forage radish (Raphanus sativus), the intercrop black oat + forage radish, and wheat (Triticum aestivum) as the standard management. Forage radish and the intercrop black oat + forage radish provided greater soil cover rates after 30 days of planting, as well as dry matter production in the three crop seasons. After 45 and 90 days from desiccation, however, white oat and ryegrass showed the highest soil cover rate. Black oat and the intercrop black oat + forage radish provided higher soybean yield than the standard management with wheat, in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 crop seasons. Winter cover crops can significantly affect soybean yield in succession, and black oat and the intercrop black oat + forage radish stand out for this purpose.

Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (pat) gene confers resistance to glufosinate by transforming this herbicide into N-acetyl-l-glufosinate (NAG). The pat gene was inserted in six maize hybrids (Herculex, Agrisure TL, Herculex Yieldgard, Leptra, Viptera 3, Power Core) as a selectable marker, and its expression was evaluated by qPCR in comparison with the maize glufosinate-susceptible cultivar VTPRO. In addition, the levels of NAG, glufosinate degradation, ammonia accumulation, electron transport rate (ETR), visual injury, and biomass were also investigated. The VTPRO, Herculex, Agrisure, and Viptera showed lower pat gene expression, and consequently lower NAG contents and glufosinate degradation, as well as reduced ETR and biomass accumulation. In contrast, greater ammonia accumulation and higher visual injury were observed. The ranking of pat gene expression was Leptra > Power Core > Herculex Yieldgard ≫ Herculex > Agrisure TL = Viptera 3 > VTPRO. This gene expression was proportional to the glufosinate resistance level observed in each maize hybrid.

The benefits of glyphosate tolerant crops technology are well-known, and its acceptance by farmers is undeniable. However, results of recent research indicate that, in some situations, glyphosate applied to herbicide-tolerant soybean crops may have phytotoxic effects affecting nutritional balance, photosynthesis and others biochemical process in plants. Despite the increasing information available on this subject, there are still scientific and technical issues that need to be clarified. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the impact of applying different rates, management systems, and formulations of glyphosate to glyphosate-tolerant soybean trough different regions of Brazil in different environmental conditions. Two experiments were conducted over two crop seasons. A 2 × 2 × 5 (formulations × stage of application × doses) factorial design was used in each of them, for a total of 20 treatments with four replications. The study assessed a series of variables related to agronomic performance such as total chlorophyll and yield. The results suggest some problems associated with post-emergent use of glyphosate in tolerant soybean crop as 5% total yield reduction even without phytotoxicity symptoms dependent of season. There was not found any formulation interaction with yield decrease.

With the possibility of using ammonium glufosinate in corn, studies on its association with other herbicides are essential. The aim of this study was to assess weed control and herbicide selectivity in association with ammonium glufosinate in corn containing the pat and cp4-epsps genes. The experiment was carried out under field conditions in two sites in a randomized block design with four replications. Treatments consisted of ammonium glufosinate, glyphosate, ammonium glufosinate + glyphosate, ammonium glufosinate + nicosulfuron, ammonium glufosinate + atrazine, ammonium glufosinate + tembotrione, ammonium glufosinate + mesotrione, ammonium glufosinate + carfentrazone ethyl, ammonium glufosinate + bentazon, ammonium glufosinate + 2,4-D, control without weeding, and hand-weeded control. Visual assessments were performed regarding damage, electron transport rate in photosystem II (ETR), ammonia quantification, height, and grain yield of corn plants, as well as weed control at both sites. The application of ammonium glufosinate and its associations did not provide a reduction in productivity when compared to the hand-weeded control. Some treatments presented higher levels of visual damage and ammonia accumulation, but without a yield reduction. Therefore, herbicide mixture with ammonium glufosinate may be an alternative to weed control without damaging corn crop, which presents in its genetic constitution the cp4-epsps and pat genes. Planta Daninha 2019; v37:e019184453 KRENCHINSKI, F.H. et al. Ammonium glufosinate associated with post-emergence herbicides in corn with the cp4-epsps and pat ...2 visual e acúmulo de amônia, porém sem redução de produtividade. Portanto, a mistura de herbicidas com o amônio-glufosinate pode ser uma alternativa para o controle de plantas daninhas, sem causar danos à cultura do milho, que apresenta na sua constituição genética os genes cp4-epsps e pat.Palavras-chave: acúmulo de amônia, fosfinotricina, fluxo de transporte de elétrons, resistência a herbicidas, Zea mays.

Nomenclature: glufosinate-ammonium atrazine glyphosate corn Zea mays LKeywords: Association herbicides Liberty link Roundup ready A B S T R A C TFor optimum yield, it is necessary to incorporate a good weed control into the system. This study aimed to determine the effects of a post-emergent application of different herbicides (individually and combined) on corn presenting cp4-epsps and pat genes. Field studies were conducted on the corn hybrid 2B810 with the cp4-epsps and pat genes in the agricultural years 2012/13 and 2013/14 and included 8 treatments with isolated and combined application of glyphosate, glufosinate-ammonium, and atrazine. The variables evaluated were chlorophyll type a and b, total chlorophyll index, stem diameter, height of the cob insertion, prolificacy index, first height, second height, yield, and volume of 100 grains. The combination of all three herbicides hindered the yield of corn cultures. This practice therefore requires caution when applied to weed management. The combination of two herbicides did not affect the final height or yield and may be a useful method of weed management in future.