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The global invasion, and subsequent spread and evolution of weeds provides unique opportunities to address fundamental questions in evolutionary and invasion ecology. Amaranthus palmeri is a widespread glyphosate-resistant (GR) weed in the USA. Since 2015, GR populations of A. palmeri have been confirmed in South America, raising questions about introduction pathways and the importance of pre- vs. post-invasion evolution of GR traits. We used RAD-sequencing genotyping to characterize genetic structure of populations from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and the USA. We also quantified gene copy number of the glyphosate target, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-shikimate phosphate synthase (EPSPS), and the presence of an extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) replicon known to confer glyphosate resistance in USA populations. Populations in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay were only weakly differentiated (pairwise FST ≤0.043) in comparison to USA populations (mean pairwise FST =0.161, range =0.068–0.258), suggesting a single major invasion event. However, elevated EPSPS copy number and the EPSPS replicon were identified in all populations from Brazil and Uruguay, but only in a single Argentinean population. These observations are consistent with independent in situ evolution of glyphosate resistance in Argentina, followed by some limited recent migration of the eccDNA-based mechanism from Brazil to Argentina. Taken together, our results are consistent with an initial introduction of A. palmeri into South America sometime before the 1980s, and local evolution of GR in Argentina, followed by a secondary invasion of GR A. palmeri with the unique eccDNA-based mechanism from the USA into Brazil and Uruguay during the 2010s.

Environmental factors and the addition of adjuvants to the spray tank mix may interfere with glyphosate efficiency in hairy fleabane control. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of air temperature and the addition of ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4 to glyphosate in the control of glyphosate-resistant (GR) and -susceptible (GS) hairy fleabane. Treatments consisted of air temperatures of 12°C and 25°C, six doses of glyphosate from zero to 2,880 g · ha−1, the presence or absence of (NH4)2SO4 in the spray solution, and one GS and another GR biotype. At the lowest tested dose (180 g · ha−1), control of the GR biotype was 91% and 20% when the plants were kept at 12°C and 25°C, respectively, reducing the resistance factor (RF) by 9.30 times and was associated to the reduction of temperature. The addition of (NH4)2SO4 increased the control by 10−20% at high glyphosate doses and at 25°C. The resistance of hairy fleabane to glyphosate was completely reversed when the plants were maintained at 12°C. At this temperature, resistant plants were controlled even at doses well below that recommended for the control of this species. At 25°C, a dose four times higher than that recommended was required for satisfactory control. At the field level, under situations of low temperatures, it was possible to improve the efficacy of glyphosate applications in hairy fleabane control, if there were no other mechanisms of resistance involved.

The sustainability of rice cropping systems is jeopardized by the large number and variety of populations of polyploid Echinochloa spp. resistant to ALS inhibitors. Better knowledge of the Echinochloa species present in Italian rice fields and the study of ALS genes involved in target-site resistance could significantly contribute to a better understanding of resistance evolution and management. Using a CAPS-rbcL molecular marker, two species, E. crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. and E. oryzicola (Vasinger) Vasing., were identified as the most common species in rice in Italy. Mutations involved in ALS inhibitor resistance in the different species were identified and associated with the ALS homoeologs. The relative expression of the ALS gene copies was evaluated. Molecular characterization led to the identification of three ALS genes in E. crus-galli and two in E. oryzicola. The two species also carried different point mutations conferring resistance: Ala122Asn in E. crus-galli and Trp574Leu in E. oryzicola. Mutations were carried in the same gene copy (ALS1), which was significantly more expressed than the other copies (ALS2 and ALS3) in both species. These results explain the high resistance level of these populations and why mutations in the other ALS copies are not involved in herbicide resistance.

Identification of common weeds is fundamental in determining adequate recommendations for management practices. The aim of this study was to identify the patterns of weed management adopted by rice farmers and the perspectives of consultants who work in flooded rice areas in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) State, Brazil. Fifty-three public and 50 private consultants who worked with rice in RS in 2017 and 2018 were interviewed. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Both weedy rice and Echinochloa sp. occurred and escaped more often from chemical control because they remained in the field until harvest in 59% of the area. According to consultants, the main reasons for reduced weed control were related to herbicide resistance and late herbicide application. Fifty-six percent of farmers used imidazolinone herbicides at rates that were greater than those indicated on the label for POST application. The consultants' main challenges were weed escapes, resistance management, and guidelines on herbicide rates. Survey results show that the use of herbicide rates above label recommendations and consultants' work on control of weed escapes are directly related to the high occurrence of herbicide resistance. Nomenclature: Glyphosate; imidazolinone; Echinochloa sp.; weedy rice, Oryza sativa L.; rice, Oryza sativa L.

Plants of Sumatran fleabane [Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E. Walker] were identified in a field with an unusual rapid leaf-injury herbicide symptoms after application of 2,4-D in mixture with glyphosate. The objectives of this study were to confirm the occurrence of resistance to 2,4-D herbicide and to characterize the occurrence of rapid necrosis as the mechanism associated with the herbicide resistance in C. sumatrensis. The studies performed were an initial screening, effect of 2,4-D alone and associated with glyphosate, cross- and multiple-resistance evaluation, effect of commercial formulation and analytical product, and rate of H2O2 evolution. The Marpr9-rn accession was identified with rapid necrosis symptoms and survival to 804 g ae ha−1 of 2,4-D. The resistance factor to the herbicide 2,4-D was 18.6 at 49 d after spraying. The analytical product 2,4-D and the commercial formulation resulted in similar symptoms of rapid necrosis. This symptom did not occur for the six other auxinic herbicides (dicamba, florpyrauxifen-benzyl, fluroxypyr, halauxifen-methyl, picloram, and triclopyr), indicating absence of cross-resistance. Multiple resistance to the herbicides paraquat, saflufenacil, and ammonium glufosinate was not identified in the Marpr9-rn population. However, survival following treatment with the herbicides glyphosate and chlorimuron-ethyl occurred. The evolution of H2O2 began at 15 min after application and was less pronounced in low light. These results indicate the first case of resistance to 2,4-D and occurrence of rapid necrosis in C. sumatrensis.

Herbicide resistance is frequently reported in E. crus-galli globally with target and non-target site resistance mechanism to acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicides. However, resistance to certain herbicides can result in increased sensitivity to other herbicides, a phenomenon called negative cross-resistance. The objective of this study is to identify the occurrence of negative cross-resistance (NCR) to the pro-herbicide clomazone in populations of E. crus-galli resistant to ALS inhibitors due to increased metabolization. Clomazone dose-response curves, with and without malathion, were performed in imazethapyr-resistant and -susceptible E. crus-galli biotypes. CYPs genes expression and antioxidant enzymes activity were also evaluated. The effective dose to reduce 50% (ED50) of dry shoot weight obtained in the clomazone dose-response curves of the metabolic based imazethapyr-resistant and -susceptible biotypes groups were 22.712 and 58.745 g ha−1, respectively, resulting in a resistance factor (RF) of 0.37, indicating the occurrence of NCR. The application of malathion prior to clomazone increased the resistance factor from 0.60 to 1.05, which indicate the reversion of the NCR. Some CYP genes evaluated were expressed in a higher level, ranging from 2.6–9.1 times according to the biotype and the gene, in the imazethapyr-resistant than in -susceptible biotypes following clomazone application. Antioxidant enzyme activity was not associated with NCR. This study is the first report of NCR directly related to the mechanism of resistance increased metabolization in plants. The occurrence of NCR to clomazone in E. crus-galli can help delay the evolution of herbicide resistance.

The increase in agricultural production is facing several challenges with future implications for food security and environmental protection. The aim of this study was to evaluate a remote sensing-based low-cost methodology for assessing the effects of dicamba and 2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4D) in a non-tolerant soybean crop. Here, we introduced the application of six vegetation indices (VI) derived from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based Red-Green-Blue (RGB) imagery contrasting with a conventional approach of visual injury criteria classification to estimate soybean plant injury and the effect on grain yield. The results demonstrated the feasibility of Modified Green-Red Vegetation Index (MGRVI) and Excess Green (ExG) strongly correlated with the effects of dicamba and 2,4D in soybean. These VIs discriminated plant injury caused by dicamba and 2,4D up to 5% of the recommended dose. The Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) considering the effect on grain yield was around 13% (72.80 g a.e. ha−1), 55% (552.75 g a.e. ha−1) and 48% (482.40 g a.e. ha−1) for dicamba; 2,4D dimethylamine (DMA) and 2,4D choline (CHO) of the recommended dose, respectively. This study revealed noteworthy limitations for the RGB indices to discriminate between the effects of different formulations of the same herbicide, as for 2,4D DMA and 2,4D CHO. With expectations for the introduction of new genetic soybean events and alongside new synthetic auxin compounds, our results pointed out that the proposed methodology can lead to a protocol for identifying and estimating the damage to the off-target movement from these outcoming herbicides on neighbourhood fields.

Background: The use of pre-emergent herbicides is an important tool to control weeds, however the tolerance of soybean to these herbicides can vary according to the type of soil. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate sulfentrazone and diclosulam soybean selectivity in a sandy soil, in order to establish these herbicides as supporting tools in weed control. Methods: The treatments consisted of six doses of sulfentrazone (150 to 400 g ha-1) and diclosulam (25.2 to 75.6 g ha-1), and an untreated control. A field study was repeated in two growing seasons (2013/14 and 2014/15) in a sandy soil. Results: The occurrence of injury depended on the growing season. The first season presented lower rainfall rates during the crop cycle. The recommended dose of sulfentrazone (200 g ha-1) caused 26% and 10% of plant injury at 15 days after the treatment for the first and second season, respectively. For diclosulam, the recommended dose of 35.3 g ha-1 caused 20% and 8% of plant injury, respectively, for the first and second season. However, at the recommended doses, only for diclosulam and in the rainy season there was a reduction in soybean productivity. Conclusions: The herbicide sulfentrazone, although causing visual soybean plant injury, present satisfactory selectivity at recommended doses and can be used as an important tool on weed control on sandy soils. Similar response was observed for diclosulam in 2013/14. However, in a rainfall season diclosulam impacted on soybean yield at the recommended dose for sandy soils, with selectivity depending of the growth season.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the distribution of imidazolinone-resistant (IMI-R) red rice (Oryza sativa) populations, the frequency of alleles conferring resistance to IMI, and the adoption of agronomic practices applied to red rice control, across growing seasons and production regions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. In the experiment, 1,008 red rice populations were screened for resistance to IMI, 760 IMI-R red rice plants were genotyped for the acetolactate synthase (ALS) alleles conferring resistance to IMI, and 40 'Clearfield' rice growers were surveyed. IMI-R red rice populations were widespread throughout RS since the 2006/2007 growing season, with a higher initial frequency in the Depressão Central and Fronteira Sul production regions. The occurrence of IMI-R red rice ranged from 1.6 to 3.5 years after 'Clearfield' rice release. Gly654Glu was the most frequent ALS mutation in IMI-R red rice populations, which shows a gene flow from the most used 'Clearfield' rice cultivars to the red rice plants. Crop rotation systems and certified seed were used by only 30% of the surveyed growers of 'Clearfield' rice, with lower percentages in the production regions where IMI-R red rice appeared faster. Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a distribuição de populações de arroz-vermelho (Oryza sativa) resistente às imidazolinonas (R-IMI), a frequência dos alelos que conferem resistência às IMI, e a adoção de práticas agronômicas aplicadas ao controle do arroz-vermelho, em estações de cultivo e regiões produtoras de arroz do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brasil. No experimento, 1.008 populações de arroz-vermelho foram avaliadas quanto à resistência às IMI, 760 plantas de arroz-vermelho R-IMI foram genotipadas quanto aos alelos da acetolactato sintase (ALS) que conferem resistência às IMI, e 40 produtores de arroz 'Clearfield' foram entrevistados. As populações de arroz-vermelho R-IMI estavam amplamente distribuídas no RS, desde a época de cultivo em 2006/2007, com maior frequência inicial nas regiões orizícolas da Depressão Central e da Fronteira Oeste. A ocorrência de arroz-vermelho R-IMI variou de 1,6 a 3,5 anos após o lançamento do arroz 'Clearfield'. A mutação Gly654Glu da ALS foi mais frequente nas populações de arroz-vermelho R-IMI, o que indica a ocorrência de fluxo gênico da cultivar de arroz 'Clearfield' para as plantas de arroz-vermelho. A rotação de culturas e o uso de sementes certificadas foram adotados por apenas 30% dos produtores de arroz 'Clearfield' entrevistados, com menores percentagens nas regiões em que o arroz-vermelho R-IMI apareceu mais rápido.

Para se adaptarem às variações ambientais diárias, principalmente em relação à disponibilidade de luz, muitos organismos, como as plantas, desenvolveram um mecanismo vital que controla eventos biológicos dependentes do tempo: o relógio circadiano. Esse relógio é responsável por prever as variações que ocorrem no período de aproximadamente 24 horas, preparando as plantas para as próximas fases do ciclo. Algumas dessas adaptações podem influenciar na resposta das plantas daninhas à aplicação de herbicidas. Dessa forma, os objetivos desta revisão foram descrever os mecanismos fisiológicos e genéticos do relógio circadiano em plantas, assim como demonstrar a relação desse fenômeno com a eficácia de herbicidas em plantas daninhas. Foram descritas as relações entre o relógio circadiano e o horário de aplicação de herbicidas, o ângulo foliar e área de interceptação de herbicidas pelas folhas, assim como a atividade fotossintética em resposta ao relógio circadiano e a eficiência de herbicidas. Ainda, foi discutido o papel do fitocromo B (phyB) na sensibilidade de plantas ao herbicida glifosato. O maior entendimento do relógio circadiano de plantas é fundamental para se obter maior eficiência dos herbicidas e, consequentemente, maior controle das plantas daninhas e maior rendimento das culturas. In order to adapt to daily environmental changes, especially in relation to light availability, many organisms, such as plants, developed a vital mechanism that controls time-dependent biological events: the circadian clock. The circadian clock is responsible for predicting the changes that occur in the period of approximately 24 hours, preparing the plants for the following phases of the cycle. Some of these adaptations can influence the response of weeds to the herbicide application. Thus, the objectives of this review are to describe the physiological and genetic mechanisms of the circadian clock in plants, as well as to demonstrate the relationship of this phenomenon with the effectiveness of herbicides for weed control. Relationships are described between the circadian clock and the time of application of herbicides, leaf angle and herbicide interception, as well as photosynthetic activity in response to the circadian clock and herbicide efficiency. Further, it is discussed the role of phytochrome B (phyB) in the sensitivity of plants to glyphosate herbicide. The greater understanding of the circadian clock in plants is essential to achieve greater efficiency of herbicides and hence greater control of weeds and higher crop yields.

Global climate change, specifically rising temperature, can alter the molecular physiology of weedy plants. These changes affect herbicide efficacy and weed management. This research aimed to investigate the combined effect of heat stress (HS) and sublethal doses of herbicides (four active ingredients) on adaptive gene expression and efficacy of herbicide on Echinochloa colona (L.) Link (junglerice). Three factors were evaluated, factor A was E. colona generation (G0-original population from susceptible standard, G1 and G2 were progenies of recurrent selection), factor B was herbicide treatment (florpyrauxifen-benzyl, glufosinate-ammonium, imazethapyr, quinclorac and nontreated check) and factor C was HS (30 and 45 &deg, C). The herbicides were applied at 0.125&times, the recommended dose. Recurrent exposure to HS, combined with sublethal doses of herbicides, favors the selection of plants less susceptible to the herbicide. Upregulation of defense (antioxidant) genes (APX: Ascorbate peroxidase), herbicide detoxification genes (CYP450 family: Cytochrome P450), stress acclimation genes (HSP: Heat shock protein, TPP: Trehalose phosphate phosphatase and TPS: Trehalose phosphate synthase) and genes related to herbicide conjugation (UGT: UDP Glucosyltransferase) was significant. The positive regulation of these genes may promote increased tolerance of E. colona to these herbicides.

A resistência não relacionada ao local de ação (NRLA) pelo incremento da degradação de herbicidas é um problema crescente em várias espécies ao redor do mundo. Neste estudo foi avaliada a ocorrência de incremento da degradação por enzimas citocromo P450 monoxigenases (cytP450) como mecanismo de resistência ao imazethapyr em capim-arroz. Os inibidores de cytP450 malathion e butóxido de piperonila (PBO) e o indutor anidrido naftálico (AN), aplicados em mistura ou sequencialmente ao imazethapyr, foram avaliados sobre biótipos de capim-arroz suscetíveis e resistentes às imidazolinonasàs imidazolinonas . Além disso, a degradação de imazethapyr foi analisada em plantas tratadas com esse herbicida, aplicado isoladamente ou duas horas após malathion ou AN. A pulverização de malathion e PBO reduziu o fator de resistência (FR) de 15,92 para 3,44 e 4,99, respectivamente, na população resistente PALMS01. Inversamente, o indutor de cytP450 AN aumentou o FR de 4,45 para 8,32. A pulverização prévia de malathion aumentou a concentração de imazethapyr em plantas de capimarroz resistentes, em comparação com plantas que receberam apenas o herbicida, indicando a inibição da degradação de imazethapyr. A pulverização simultânea de malathion e imazethapyr foi menos eficiente que a aplicação prévia deste inibidor de cytP450. Esses resultados indicam que o incremento de metabolização causado por enzimas cytP450 está envolvido no mecanismo de resistência de capim-arroz ao imazethapyr, e medidas apropriadas devem ser tomadas para manejar essas populações. Non-target site (NTS) herbicide resistance by degradation enhancement is an increasing problem in several weeds around the world. In this study, the occurrence of degradation enhancement by cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (cytP450) was evaluated as the mechanism of resistance to imazethapyr in barnyardgrass. The cytP450 inhibitors malathion and piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and the inducer naphthalic anhydride (NA), applied in mixture or sequentially with imazethapyr, were evaluated on imidazolinone-susceptible and – resistant barnyardgrass byotipes. In addition, the degradation of imazethapyr was analyzed in plants treated with imazethapyr applied alone or two hours after malathion or NA. The spraying of malathion and PBO reduced the resistance factor (RF) from 15.92 to 3.44 and 4.99, respectively, in the resistant population PALMS01. Conversely, the cytP450 inducer NA increased the RF from 4.45 to 8.32. Malathion increased imazethapyr concentrations in resistant barnyardgrass in comparison with plants sprayed with the herbicide alone, indicating the inhibition of imazethapyr degradation. The simultaneous spraying of malathion and imazethapyr was less efficient than the previous application of this cytP450 inhibitor. These results indicate that degradation enhancement caused by cytP450 enzymes is involved in the resistance mechanism of barnyardgrass to imazethapyr, and appropriate measures should be taken to manage these populations.

Herbicides mixtures are used in many situations without the adequate knowledge related with the effect on major target weeds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different herbicides mixtures used in irrigated rice in order to establish the adequate combinations for the prevention and management of herbicide resistance in barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli). Three experiments were performed at field conditions with all major post-emergent herbicides used in irrigated rice in Brazil. The first experiment was performed with barnyardgrass resistant to imidazolinone herbicides and herbicides applied at label rates. The second and third experiments were performed with barnyardgrass resistant and susceptible to imidazolinone herbicides applied at doses of 50 or 75% of the label rates. The occurrence of additive, synergistic and antagonistic effects was identified at 18, 18 and 64%, respectively, among the total of 50 different associations of herbicide and rates evaluated. In general, the mixture of ACCase inhibitors with ALS inhibitors, quinclorac, clomazone + propanil or thiobencarb resulted in antagonism. Sinergic mixtures were found in clomazone with propanil + thiobencarb, profoxydim with cyhalofop-butyl or clomazone, and quinclorac with imazapyr + imazapic, bispyribac-sodium or cyhalofop-butyl. The mixtures of quinclorac with profoxydim were antagonic. Rice grain yield varied according to the efficiency of weed control. Seveveral mixtures were effective for imidazolinone resistant barnyardgrass control. RESUMOEm diversas situações as associações de herbicidas são realizadas sem o conhecimento do efeito sobre as principais plantas alvo da aplicação. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da associação de herbicidas utilizados na cultura do arroz irrigado, de forma a estabelecer opções de combinações de herbicidas que possam ser utilizadas na prevenção e manejo da resistência de capim-arroz. Foram realizados três experimentos em condições de campo, com os principais herbicidas utilizados em pós-emergência na cultura do arroz irrigado no Brasil. O primeiro experimento foi realizado com capim-arroz resistente a imidazolinonas e herbicidas em doses recomendadas. O segundo e o terceiro experimentos foram realizados com capim-arroz suscetível a imidazolinonas e herbicidas em doses de 50 ou 75% da dose máxima recomendada. A ocorrência de aditividade, sinergismo e antagonismo foi observada em 18, 18 e 64%, respectivamente, em um total de 50 diferentes misturas avaliadas. De forma geral, a mistura de inibidores da ACCase com inibidores de ALS, quinclorac, clomazone ou propanil + thiobencarb, resultaram em antagonismo. Associações sinérgicas foram encontradas em clomazone com propanil + thiobencarb, profoxydim com cyhalofop-butyl ou clomazone, e quinclorac com imazapyr + imazapic, bispyribac-sodium ou cyhalofop-butyl. A associação de quinclorac com profoxydim foi antagônica. O rendimento de grãos variou conforme a eficiência de controle de plantas daninhas, uma vez que nos tratamentos em que a mistura foi sinérgica, obteve-se maior produtividade de grãos. Várias misturas foram eficientes para o controle de capim-arroz resistente a imidazolinonas.

SUMMARYThe lack of control of barnyardgrass in flooded rice cultivated with imidazolinone-resistant rice cultivars is challenging the utilization of this system, which is continuously expanding for new rice areas worldwide. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the frequency, distribution and mechanisms of imidazolinone resistance in barnyardgrass to establish the best practices to control and prevent this problem. The distribution of resistance was evaluated in 624 populations collected in Southern Brazil. The frequency of imidazolinone-herbicide resistance was 0·81, broadly distributed in all sampled regions. Resistance to quinclorac was also found in 0·19 of the populations, but all of the evaluated populations were susceptible to cyhalofop-butyl. Further studies were conducted in six populations. The enhanced metabolism was assessed with the metabolic inhibitors that reversed the resistance to quinclorac from 0·54 to 1·00 in two populations and the resistance to imazethapyr from 0·15 to 0·41 in three populations. The acetolactase synthase (ALS) enzyme activity also indicated the occurrence of altered target site resistance in two populations caused by the ALS gene mutations Trp574Leu and Ser653Asn, which is a novel finding in this species. The herbicide resistance in barnyardgrass in Southern Brazil presented a complex basis of resistance because it is associated with resistance to multiple herbicides due to multiple mechanisms and with multiple mutations of the ALS gene. This indicates that it is necessary to adopt specific measures to prevent and control the evolution of multiple herbicide resistance in this species.

Herbicides that inhibit the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX) are usually effective to control dicotyledonous weeds and their agronomic efficacy is affected by environmental and physiological factors. The objective of this review is to summarize the knowledge of those factors available in the scientific literature in the last decade. Environmental factors that influence PROTOX inhibitors include temperature, irradiance and relative humidity. The most relevant physiological factors are the activity of enzymes that can detoxify herbicides and also of enzymes that mitigate the effects of oxidative stress in plants. The study also suggests some possible management strategies that could optimize the activity of PROTOX-inhibiting herbicides. Herbicidas inibidores da enzima protoporfirinogênio oxidase (PROTOX) têm eficácia no controle de plantas daninhas dicotiledôneas e a eficiência agronômica deles é influenciada por fatores ambientais e fisiológicos. O objetivo desta revisão foi sintetizar o conhecimento disponível na literatura científica mundial, na última década, sobre esses fatores. Entre os fatores ambientais que afetam esses herbicidas, destacam-se a temperatura, a irradiância e a umidade relativa do ar. Em se tratando dos fatores fisiológicos, destaca-se a presença de enzimas, as quais podem detoxificar os herbicidas ou aliviar os efeitos do estresse oxidativo em plantas. Por fim, apresentam-se algumas estratégias de manejo para otimizar a atividade dos herbicidas inibidores de PROTOX.

Cultivares de soja resistentes ao herbicida glifosato podem apresentar variação de adaptação em função dos efeitos do processo de transformação e da consequência do herbicida glifosato sobre a disponibilidade de micronutrientes. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a variação de adaptação em cultivares de soja resistentes a glifosato, em comparação com cultivares isogênicas próximas sobre parâmetros fisiológicos, nutricionais, de crescimento e no rendimento de grãos da cultura. Foi realizado experimento em campo, utilizando sete cultivares resistentes ao herbicida glifosato e seis cultivares convencionais, correspondentes a isolíneas próximas das cultivares transgênicas. O tratamento herbicida constou da ausência ou presença da aplicação do herbicida glifosato nas cultivares transgênicas, na dose de 900g ha-1 e. a. Os parâmetros de teores e fluorescência da clorofila não apresentaram relação com os tratamentos efetuados entre as cultivares avaliadas. A cultivar 'BRS Taura RR' apresentou menor acúmulo de Fe foliar, em comparação com a sua linha isogênica BRS 154, devido à aplicação do herbicida glifosato. A aplicação do herbicida glifosato reduziu o rendimento de grãos de três cultivares resistentes. Os resultados encontrados indicam a existência de variação entre cultivares de soja resistentes a glifosato em relação ao efeito deste herbicida sobre parâmetros nutricionais, de fluorescência da clorofila e rendimento de grãos.

A similaridade botânica do capim-annoni com as espécies forrageiras nativas ou cultivadas dificultam o seu controle em pastagens naturais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de associações entre herbicidas e protetores sobre o controle de capim-annoni e a seletividade em pastagem natural. Foram realizados dois experimentos a campo em área de pastagem natural típica do Bioma Pampa avaliando-se herbicidas aplicados em pré e pós-emergência. Outro experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação com as espécies capim-annoni e grama forquilha onde foram avaliados os herbicidas glufosinate-ammonium e imazethapyr. Em ambos os experimentos os herbicidas foram avaliados isolados ou em associação com os protetores anidrido naftálico, dietholate e fluxofenim. Os experimentos a campo demonstraram que os herbicidas aplicados em pré ou pós-emergência em interação com os protetores não proporcionaram controle satisfatório do capim-annoni e nem aumento da seletividade à pastagem natural. Por outro lado, o experimento em condições controladas indicou a ocorrência de sinergismo do herbicida glufosinate-ammonium em interação com os protetores anidrido naftálico, dietholate e fluxofenim sobre o capimannoni. As diferenças relacionadas a estádio de desenvolvimento e densidade de infestação estão relacionadas as variações das respostas nos estudos a campo e em condições controladas. A utilização de herbicidas em associações com protetores apresenta potencialidade de controle seletivo de capim-annoni quando aplicado em plantas em estádios iniciais de desenvolvimento. The botanical similarity of the invasive weed Eragrostis plana Nees (South African lovegrass) difficult its selective control in natural pastures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the association between herbicides and safeners on the control of E. plana and on the selectivity to the natural pastures. Two experiments were conducted at field conditions in area of natural grassland of the Biome Pampa where several herbicides were evaluated in pre and postemergence. A third experiment was carried out in greenhouse evaluating the herbicides glufosinate-ammonium and imazethapyr and the species E. plana and Paspalum notatum. In both experiments, the herbicides were evaluated isolated and in association with the safeners anhydride naphtalic, dietholate and fluxofenim. The field experiments indicated that the evaluated safeners did not increase E. plana control and native grassland selectively. The greenhouse experiment indicated the occurrence of synergism on E. plana for the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium in mixture with the safeners anhydride naphtalic, dietholate and fluxofenim. The different results in the field and greenhouse experiments are related to the plant stage and density. The use of herbicides in association with safeners indicated a potentiality for selective control of E. plana when applied to plants in the early stages of development.

Cultivares de arroz resistentes aos herbicidas imidazolinonas têm proporcionado a utilização destes para o controle do arroz-vermelho, que é um dos principais problemas da cultura do arroz irrigado. No entanto, biótipos de arroz-vermelho resistentes aos herbicidas imidazolinonas têm ocorrido em várias lavouras dessa cultura. O objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver métodos expeditos para a identificação de plantas de arroz resistentes aos herbicidas imidazolinonas em diferentes fases do desenvolvimento da planta. Foram utilizados os cultivares de arroz IRGA 422 CL, SATOR CL e PUITÁ INTA CL como padrão resistente aos herbicidas imidazolinonas, e o cultivar IRGA 417, como padrão suscetível. Os bioensaios realizados em sementes, plântulas e afilhos discriminaram de forma efetiva e rápida plantas de arroz resistentes e suscetíveis. As concentrações discriminadoras aos herbicidas imazethapyr + imazapic para os bioensaios de sementes, plântulas e afilhos foram de 0,01, 4 e 3 mM, respectivamente. A utilização desses bioensaios permite a identificação de indivíduos resistentes mesmo durante o desenvolvimento da lavoura, proporcionando assim a adoção de medidas que possam manter a sustentabilidade do controle de arroz-vermelho por meio de cultivares resistentes aos herbicidas.

A caracteristica quelante do glifosato pode ocasionar a imobilizacao de nutrientes como Fe e Mn em soja transgenica resistente a este herbicida. No entanto, a intensidade deste efeito e o resultado de formas de mitigacao deste processo sao pouco conhecidos. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar os efeitos do herbicida glifosato em interacao com a fertilizacao foliar em cultivares de soja transgenica que apresentam a ocorrencia de sintomatologia de amarelecimento relacionada a fitointoxicacao deste herbicida. O primeiro experimento foi utilizado para a identificacao de cultivares que mais apresentavam o sintoma de amarelecimento como consequencia da aplicacao do herbicida glifosato. O segundo experimento foi realizado a campo, onde os tratamentos constaram das cultivares CD 206RR e Fundacep 59RR, do herbicida glifosato aplicado nas doses de 0, 900 e 1440 g ha -1 e. a., e da presenca ou ausencia de adubacao foliar na dose de 1,5 L ha -1 . O efeito do herbicida glifosato e da utilizacao de adubo foliar nao alterou o teor dos micronutrientes Fe e Mn e os parâmetros de fluorescencia da clorofila nas cultivares de soja CD 206RR e Fundacep 59RR. O herbicida ghifosate diminui o rendimento de graos da cultivar Fundacep 59 RR. A fertilizacao foliar nao foi eficiente como forma de aumentar o rendimento de graos de soja.

Dose-response experiments were carried out to evaluate the sensitivity of imidazolinone-resistant red rice to nonselective herbicides currently used in rice-soybean rotation in Rio Grande do Sul. Two red rice biotypes previously identified as resistant and susceptible to the imidazolinone herbicides were treated with imazapic plus imazapic, glyphosate and glufosinate under nine herbicide rates. A non-linear log-logistic analysis was used to estimate the herbicide rate that provided 50% red rice control and dry weight reduction (GR50). Imidazolinone-resistant red rice exhibited greater GR50 values than imidazolinone-susceptible biotype for imazapyr plus imazapic. In contrast, both imidazolinone-resistant and susceptible red rice showed similar GR50values for glyphosate and glufosinate. These results indicate that glyphosate and glufosinate effectively control imidazolinone-resistant red rice at similar herbicide rates used to control imidazolinone-susceptible; however, integrated weed management practices must be adopted in rice-soybean rotation to delay resistance evolution of red rice populations to glyphosate and glufosinate Curvas de dose-resposta foram conduzidas para avaliar a sensibilidade de arroz-vermelho resistente às imidazolinonas para herbicidas não-seletivos, comumente utilizados em áreas de rotação soja-arroz irrigado no Rio Grande do Sul. Dois biótipos de arroz-vermelho, previamente identificados como suscetível e resistente às imidazolinonas, foram aspergidos com imazapyr+imazapic, glyphosate e glufosinate sob nove concentrações herbicidas. Utilizou-se análise de regressão não linear do tipo log-logística para estimar a concentração herbicida que proporcionou 50% de controle e redução na massa de matéria seca da parte aérea (GR50) de arroz-vermelho. O biótipo de arroz-vermelho resistente às imidazolinonas demonstrou maior GR50, quando comparado ao biótipo suscetível para imazapyr+imazapic. Valores similares de GR50 foram observados para ambos os biótipos tratados com glyphosate e glufosinate. Esses resultados indicam que os herbicidas glyphosate e glufosinate controlam efetivamente biótipos de arroz-vermelho resistente às imidazolinonas em doses recomendadas para controlar biótipos suscetíveis às imidazolinonas. No entanto, práticas integradas de manejo devem ser utilizadas para retardar a evolução da resistência de arroz-vermelho aos herbicidas glyphosate e glufosinate na rotação soja-arroz irrigado

A obtenção de cultivares resistentes aos herbicidas possibilita o aumento da diversidade dos herbicidas utilizados seletivamente para o controle de plantas daninhas em uma determinada cultura. O aumento da disponibilidade destes herbicidas na cultura da soja pode proporcionar maior facilidade no controle de plantas daninhas de difícil eliminação, de espécies com características biológicas semelhantes à cultura e de plantas daninhas resistentes aos herbicidas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a resistência cruzada da cultivar COODETEC 201 a três herbicidas inibidores da ALS, não seletivos para a cultura da soja. O experimento foi realizado em casa de vegetação através da semeadura em vasos, o qual foi disposto em delineamento completamente casualizado em arranjo fatorial. Os tratamentos constaram das cultivares de soja COODETEC 201 e OCEPAR 14 e dos herbicidas imazapyr, metsulfuron e nicosulfuron, aplicados em cinco doses. A aplicação destes produtos foi realizada 30 dias após a emergência, quando as plantas de soja estavam no estádio V4. A área foliar e a fitoxicidade aos 14 e 35 dias após a aplicação do herbicida metsulfuron foram menos afetadas na cultivar COODETEC 201 do que na OCEPAR 14. A determinação da restrição do crescimento das plantas em função da matéria seca das plantas demonstrou que as duas cultivares são igualmente sensíveis ao herbicida imazapyr. A cultivar COODETEC 201 apresentou maior tolerância aos herbicidas metsulfuron e nicosulfuron, sendo 10,25 e 3,25 vezes, respectivamente, mais resistente do que a cultivar OCEPAR 14. Herbicide resistant crops can increase the availability of herbicides for selective use in soybean, can provide weed control of tolerant weed species, weed with identical biological characteristics to the crop, and resistant weeds to herbicides. The objective of this research was to evaluate the cross resistance in the soybean cultivar Coodetec 201 to three ALS inhibitor herbicides not selective to this crop. The trial was conducted in greenhouse, in a completely randomized design in factorial arrangemant. The treatments consisted of soybean cultivars Coodetec 201 and Ocepar 14, and the herbicides imazapyr, metsulfuron and nicosulfuron at five rates each. The herbicides were sprayed 30 days after soybean emergence, in the fenological stage V4. The leaf area and injury 14 and 35 days after treatments with metsulfuron were smaller in Coodetec 201 than in Ocepar 14. Both cultivars were suscetibible to imazapyr. The cultivar Coodetec 201 was 10,25 and 3,25 times more tolerant to metsulfuron and nicosulfuron, respectivety, than Ocepar 14.

O controle contínuo de plantas daninhas através da aplicação de herbicidas que apresentam atividade em um único local de ação nas plantas favorece a seleção de biótipos resistentes a estes herbicidas, em certas espécies vegetais. Quatro experimentos foram conduzidos em condições casa-de-vegetação, na Faculdade de Agronomia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, com os objetivos de avaliar a ocorrência de resistência aos herbicidas inibidores da enzima acetolactato sintase (ALS) em vários biótipos de leiteiro ou amendoim-bravo (Euphorbia heterophylla EPHHL) e avaliar a ocorrência de resistência múltipla a herbicidas com atividade em outros locais de ação. Biótipo oriundo de Passo Fundo foi resistente ao imazethapyr, enquanto biótipo oriundo de Porto Alegre foi suscetível. O biótipo de Passo Fundo apresentou resistência cruzada aos herbicidas imidazolinonas: imazapyr, imazaquin e imazethapyr; sulfoniluréias: chlorimuron, nicosulfuron e metsulfuron; e sulfonanilida: flumetsulan. Este biótipo não foi resistente aos herbicidas com os seguintes mecanismos de ação: inibidores de EPSPs, mimetizadores de auxina, inibidores dos fotossistemas I e II e inibidores de PROTOX. A confirmação de resistência aos inibidores de ALS em biótipos oriundos de Nãome-Toque, Passo Fundo e Rio Pardo sugere ampla dispersão no Rio Grande do Sul de resistência de E. heterophylla aos herbicidas deste mecanismo de ação.

Submitted by Guilherme Lemeszenski (guilherme@nead.unesp.br) on 2013-08-22T18:51:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 S0100-83582000000300012.pdf: 59672 bytes, checksum: bc3ae08b443de382ca315ff48d2875bd (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2013-08-22T18:51:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 S0100-83582000000300012.pdf: 59672 bytes, checksum: bc3ae08b443de382ca315ff48d2875bd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2000-01-01 Made available in DSpace on 2013-09-30T19:42:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 S0100-83582000000300012.pdf: 59672 bytes, checksum: bc3ae08b443de382ca315ff48d2875bd (MD5) S0100-83582000000300012.pdf.txt: 27046 bytes, checksum: 8e1a54ead3aff7740165bf34d0a805e7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2000-01-01 Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-20T15:11:12Z No. of bitstreams: 2 S0100-83582000000300012.pdf: 59672 bytes, checksum: bc3ae08b443de382ca315ff48d2875bd (MD5) S0100-83582000000300012.pdf.txt: 27046 bytes, checksum: 8e1a54ead3aff7740165bf34d0a805e7 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-20T15:11:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 S0100-83582000000300012.pdf: 59672 bytes, checksum: bc3ae08b443de382ca315ff48d2875bd (MD5) S0100-83582000000300012.pdf.txt: 27046 bytes, checksum: 8e1a54ead3aff7740165bf34d0a805e7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2000-01-01 O rendimento de grãos de milho é afetado pela interferência com as plantas daninhas, que pode variar em função da eficiência e da época de realização do método de controle utilizado no manejo da cultura. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os efeitos da aplicação de herbicidas e de capinas em diferentes épocas sobre o controle de plantas daninhas e o rendimento de grãos na cultura do milho. O experimento foi instalado no sistema convencional de preparo do solo em Eldorado do Sul (RS), no ano agrícola 1997/98. A espécie de planta daninha predominante na área experimental foi Brachiaria plantaginea (BRAPL), em infestação média de 285 plantas por m². Os tratamentos foram constituídos pela aplicação isolada, seqüencial ou em mistura em tanque, em diferentes doses e épocas, dos herbicidas atrazine, atrazine + óleo vegetal, metolachlor e nicosulfuron. Todos os tratamentos com herbicidas foram correspondidos por tratamentos em que se utilizou capina manual com início na mesma época de aplicação dos herbicidas. O controle realizado em pré-emergência ou no início do desenvolvimento da cultura proporcionou maior rendimento de grãos, mesmo com a diminuição do controle de BRAPL no final do ciclo. As aplicações seqüenciais de herbicidas proporcionaram maior rendimento de grãos do que as misturas em tanque. Os rendimentos de grãos obtidos com a aplicação de herbicidas nas diversas épocas não foram diferentes em relação às suas respectivas capinas. Weed competition affects corn grain yield and varies depending on the efficiency and timing of weed control. The objective of this research was to determine the effect of using herbicides and hoeing at different times on weed control and corn grain yield. The experiment was conducted under a conventional tillage cropping system in Eldorado do Sul-RS, Brazil, during the growing season of 1997/98. The predominant weed was Brachiaria plantaginea at an average plant density of 285 plants per m². The treatments were herbicides applied alone in sequence and in tank mix at different rates and timing. The herbicides tested were atrazine, atrazine + vegetable oil, metolachlor and nicosulfuron. To each herbicide treatment there was a correspondent hand hoed treatment applied at the same time of spraying. Weed control performed in preemergence or earlier in the crop development gave the highest corn grain yields, even with the BRAPL control reduction at the end of the crop cycle. Herbicides sprayed in sequence provided higher corn grain yields than tank mixtures. Corn grain yields obtained in treatments with sprayed herbicides at different times were equivalent to their hand hoed control. UFRGS Faculdade de Agronomia Dep. de Plantas de Lavoura Universidade Estadual de São Paulo Novartis Biociências S/A