Studies were conducted in the field and in containers in Mississippi from 2017-2019 to optimize Italian ryegrass control in corn production. Most fall-applied residual herbicides provided ≥ 90% Italian ryegrass control 56 days after treatment (DAT) in both field and container experiments. Oxyflurofen provided 95% Italian ryegrass control 28 DAT but only 81% control 56 DAT in field plots. S-metolachlor plus atrazine followed by paraquat produced the highest return on investment for both site-years. The timing of removal study indicates the optimum time to remove Italian ryegrass relative to corn planting is approximately three to four weeks prior to planting. In the droplet size study, Italian ryegrass control when S-metolachlor was sprayed with the TTI was lower than when S-metolachlor was sprayed with the AIXR in containers 28 DAT. Italian ryegrass control when paraquat was sprayed with the AIXR was greater than when paraquat was sprayed with the TTI.

A distinção de doses dos herbicidas residuais encontradas nas recomendações oficiais para a agricultura está normalmente baseada nas classes texturais dos solos (arenosa, média e argilosa), que são distinguidas pelos teores de argila na camada superficial de solo. No entanto, a disponibilidade dos herbicidas residuais na solução do solo é função do processo de sorção, que é determinado principalmente pelas variações percentuais dos atributos do solo: teor de argila, matéria orgânica e capacidade de troca catiônica (CTC). Portanto, a recomendação de doses dos herbicidas residuais pelas classes texturais do solo pode não ser adequada. Sendo assim, foi desenvolvida a presente pesquisa com o objetivo de avaliar o comportamento sortivo dos herbicidas residuais diuron e hexazinone em função de atributos de quatro tipos de solos de texturas contrastantes, e assim verificar a correlação destes atributos com a disponibilidade dos herbicidas para as plantas. As amostras de solo foram coletadas em quatro áreas de produção de cana-de-açúcar do Estado de São Paulo, e apresentaram variações consideráveis no conteúdo de argila (6 a 67%), areia (22 a 93%), capacidade de troca catiônica (CTC) (58,7 a 152,8 mmolc dm-3) e carbono orgânico (C.O.) (13,95 a 19,19 g.kg-1). Foi utilizado o método batch com herbicida radiomarcado (14C), utilizando-se 2,0 g de solo para o herbicida diuron e 4,0 g para o herbicida hexazinone, e como substância extratora dos herbicidas o CaCl2 em volume de 8,0 mL. Cinco concentrações de cada herbicida foram utilizadas, sendo para o diuron: 0,19; 0,42; 0,84; 1,68 e 3,34 mg.L-1 e para o hexazinone: 0,12; 0,22; 0,66; 2,17 e 6,03 mg.L-1. Os resultados permitiram concluir que o solo arenoso estudado apresentou baixa capacidade de adsorção e intensa dessorção de diuron, no entanto para os solos argilosos o processo de sorção e retenção de diuron foi intenso. Houve uma correlação positiva entre a sorção de diuron com os teores de matéria orgânica e argila. Os valores de Kd para o diuron foram maiores nos solos com maior teor de C.O. (g kg-1) e argila (%); sendo que de maneira geral, a sorção do diuron foi mais relacionada com o teor de C.O. do solo, que com a argila. Os valores de Kd, Koc e Kf(sor) do herbicida hexazinone foram maiores nos solos com maior teor de C.O. (g kg-1) e argila (%). O processo de dessorção do herbicida hexazinone foi intenso para todos os solos estudados, sendo que os valores de Kf(des) foram maiores que seus respectivos Kf(sor), indicando que o processo de dessorção envolve mecanismos com menor energia de ligação que a sorção. As recomendações de doses dos herbicidas diuron e hexazinone deveriam levar em consideração outros atributos do solo, além da textura como normalmente é utilizado na prática. / The distinction of the recommendation rates of the residual herbicide found in the official recommendations for agriculture is normally based on three soil texture classes (sandy, medium and clayey), which are distinguished by the clay content in the soil top layer. However, the availability of the residual herbicides in the soil solution is function of the of the sorption process, which is determined mainly by the percent variations of the soil clay and organic matter content, and cationic exchange capacity (CEC). Therefore, the rate recommendations of residual herbicides by textural classes might not be adequate. Therefore, it was developed this research with the objective of evaluating the sorptive behavior of the herbicides diuron and hexazinone function of the four types of soil attributes of contrasting textural properties, and then verify the correlation of the soil attributes with the availability of these herbicides to plants. The soil samples were collected in four sugarcane production areas of São Paulo State, Brazil, presenting considerable variations in the content of clay (6 to 67%), sand (22 to 93%), cationic exchange capacity (CEC) (58.7 to 152.8 mmolc dm3) and organic carbon (O.C.) (13.95 to 19.19 g.kg-1). It was used the batch method with the radio labeled (14C) herbicide, using 2.0 g of soil for the herbicide diuron, and 4.0 g of soil for the herbicide hexazinone, and as herbicide extractor substance the CaCl2 in volume of 8.0 mL. Five concentrations of each herbicide were used, being for the diuron 0.19; 0.42; 0.84; 1.68 and 3.34 mg.L-1 and for hexazinone: 0.12; 0.22; 0.66; 2.17 and 6.03 mg.L-1. The sandy soil studied presented low sorption capacity and intense desorption of diuron, however, for clayey soils the sorption and retention process of diuron was more intense. The Kd values for diuron were higher in soils with higher content of O.C (g kg-1) and clay (%), so in general, the sorption of diuron was more correlated to the O.C. content of the soil, than to the clay content. The values of Kd, Koc, and Kf(sor) of the herbicide hexazinone were higher for the soils with higher content of O.C (g kg-1) and clay (%). The process of desorption of the herbicide hexazinone was intense for all the studied soils; the values of Kf(des) were higher than the respective Kf(sor), indicating that the process of desorption involves mechanisms with higher energy of linkage, than the sorption. The recommendations of herbicide rates of diuron and hexazinone to sugarcane should take into account other soil attributes, besides the texture each is normally used in the suggestions of the herbicide rates.

A distinção de doses dos herbicidas residuais encontradas nas recomendações oficiais para a agricultura está normalmente baseada nas classes texturais dos solos (arenosa, média e argilosa), que são distinguidas pelos teores de argila na camada superficial de solo. No entanto, a disponibilidade dos herbicidas residuais na solução do solo é função do processo de sorção, que é determinado principalmente pelas variações percentuais dos atributos do solo: teor de argila, matéria orgânica e capacidade de troca catiônica (CTC). Portanto, a recomendação de doses dos herbicidas residuais pelas classes texturais do solo pode não ser adequada. Sendo assim, foi desenvolvida a presente pesquisa com o objetivo de avaliar o comportamento sortivo dos herbicidas residuais diuron e hexazinone em função de atributos de quatro tipos de solos de texturas contrastantes, e assim verificar a correlação destes atributos com a disponibilidade dos herbicidas para as plantas. As amostras de solo foram coletadas em quatro áreas de produção de cana-de-açúcar do Estado de São Paulo, e apresentaram variações consideráveis no conteúdo de argila (6 a 67%), areia (22 a 93%), capacidade de troca catiônica (CTC) (58,7 a 152,8 mmolc dm-3) e carbono orgânico (C.O.) (13,95 a 19,19 g.kg-1). Foi utilizado o método batch com herbicida radiomarcado (14C), utilizando-se 2,0 g de solo para o herbicida diuron e 4,0 g para o herbicida hexazinone, e como substância extratora dos herbicidas o CaCl2 em volume de 8,0 mL. Cinco concentrações de cada herbicida foram utilizadas, sendo para o diuron: 0,19; 0,42; 0,84; 1,68 e 3,34 mg.L-1 e para o hexazinone: 0,12; 0,22; 0,66; 2,17 e 6,03 mg.L-1. Os resultados permitiram concluir que o solo arenoso estudado apresentou baixa capacidade de adsorção e intensa dessorção de diuron, no entanto para os solos argilosos o processo de sorção e retenção de diuron foi intenso. Houve uma correlação positiva entre a sorção de diuron com os teores de matéria orgânica e argila. Os valores de Kd para o diuron foram maiores nos solos com maior teor de C.O. (g kg-1) e argila (%); sendo que de maneira geral, a sorção do diuron foi mais relacionada com o teor de C.O. do solo, que com a argila. Os valores de Kd, Koc e Kf(sor) do herbicida hexazinone foram maiores nos solos com maior teor de C.O. (g kg-1) e argila (%). O processo de dessorção do herbicida hexazinone foi intenso para todos os solos estudados, sendo que os valores de Kf(des) foram maiores que seus respectivos Kf(sor), indicando que o processo de dessorção envolve mecanismos com menor energia de ligação que a sorção. As recomendações de doses dos herbicidas diuron e hexazinone deveriam levar em consideração outros atributos do solo, além da textura como normalmente é utilizado na prática. / The distinction of the recommendation rates of the residual herbicide found in the official recommendations for agriculture is normally based on three soil texture classes (sandy, medium and clayey), which are distinguished by the clay content in the soil top layer. However, the availability of the residual herbicides in the soil solution is function of the of the sorption process, which is determined mainly by the percent variations of the soil clay and organic matter content, and cationic exchange capacity (CEC). Therefore, the rate recommendations of residual herbicides by textural classes might not be adequate. Therefore, it was developed this research with the objective of evaluating the sorptive behavior of the herbicides diuron and hexazinone function of the four types of soil attributes of contrasting textural properties, and then verify the correlation of the soil attributes with the availability of these herbicides to plants. The soil samples were collected in four sugarcane production areas of São Paulo State, Brazil, presenting considerable variations in the content of clay (6 to 67%), sand (22 to 93%), cationic exchange capacity (CEC) (58.7 to 152.8 mmolc dm3) and organic carbon (O.C.) (13.95 to 19.19 g.kg-1). It was used the batch method with the radio labeled (14C) herbicide, using 2.0 g of soil for the herbicide diuron, and 4.0 g of soil for the herbicide hexazinone, and as herbicide extractor substance the CaCl2 in volume of 8.0 mL. Five concentrations of each herbicide were used, being for the diuron 0.19; 0.42; 0.84; 1.68 and 3.34 mg.L-1 and for hexazinone: 0.12; 0.22; 0.66; 2.17 and 6.03 mg.L-1. The sandy soil studied presented low sorption capacity and intense desorption of diuron, however, for clayey soils the sorption and retention process of diuron was more intense. The Kd values for diuron were higher in soils with higher content of O.C (g kg-1) and clay (%), so in general, the sorption of diuron was more correlated to the O.C. content of the soil, than to the clay content. The values of Kd, Koc, and Kf(sor) of the herbicide hexazinone were higher for the soils with higher content of O.C (g kg-1) and clay (%). The process of desorption of the herbicide hexazinone was intense for all the studied soils; the values of Kf(des) were higher than the respective Kf(sor), indicating that the process of desorption involves mechanisms with higher energy of linkage, than the sorption. The recommendations of herbicide rates of diuron and hexazinone to sugarcane should take into account other soil attributes, besides the texture each is normally used in the suggestions of the herbicide rates.

<p>Soil residual herbicides are a vital component of the best management practices (BMPs), to provide early-season weed control in most cropping systems. The availability of a biologically effective dose of a soil residual herbicide in the soil solution is dependent on several soil parameters including soil texture, organic matter (OM), and pH.  Soil residual herbicides are currently applied as a uniform application rate over an individual field; yet soil properties can vary spatially within agricultural fields. Therefore, areas of the field are being over- and under-applied when using a uniform application rate. By integrating variable-rate (VR) technology with soil residual herbicides, the correct rate could be applied based on the intra-field soil variability. However, the extent of spatial soil variability within a field and the impact on herbicide application rates has not been well-characterized to inform whether soil residual herbicide applications should move towards variable rate applications. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to 1) determine the extent of intra-field variability of soil texture and organic matter in ten commercial Indiana fields, 2) quantify the reliability of five different combinations of spatial soil data sources, 3) determine the impact of soil sample intensity on map development and the classification accuracy for VR applications of soil residual herbicides, 4) quantify the impact of VR herbicide application on the total amount and spatial accuracy of herbicide applied according to product labels, and 5) determine if the intensive spatial characterization of soil properties is related to weed seedbank abundance and species richness to improve predictive weed management using soil residual herbicides.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Commercial soil data was generated by intensively collecting 60 soil samples in a stratified random sampling pattern in 10 agricultural fields across Indiana. Analysis of this data from commercial fields confirmed inherent field variability that would benefit from multiple management zones according to the labeled rate structures of pendimethalin, s-metolachlor, and metribuzin. Therefore, further research was conducted to determine an accurate and reliable method to delineate the fields into management zones for variable-rate residual herbicide applications based on the spatial soil variability and herbicide labels. </p> <p><br></p> <p>A modified Monte Carlo cross-validation method was used to determine the best source of spatial soil data and sampling intensity for delineating management zones for variable-rate applications of pendimethalin, s- metolachlor, and metribuzin. These sources of spatial soil data included: Soil Survey Geographic database (SSURGO) data, intensive soil samples, electrical resistivity sensors, and implement mounted optical reflectance sensors using VNIR reflectance spectroscopy. The mean management zone classification accuracy for maps developed from soil samples with and without electrical conductivity was similar for 75% of all maps developed across each field, herbicide, and sampling intensity. The method of using soil sampling data combined with electrical conductivity (SSEC) maps was most frequently the top performing source of spatial soil data. The most reliable sampling intensity was one sample per hectare which resulted in lower root mean squared error (RMSE) OM values, higher management zone classification accuracy, and more reliable predictions for the number of management zones within each field. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Using VR maps developed from SSEC with one sample per hectare sampling intensity, additional research was conducted to compare the amount of herbicide and field area that was over-or under-applied with a uniform application rate compared to a VR application for 10 corn and soybean residual herbicides. Although research from our previous study documented that spatial soil variability was extensive enough to require two or more management zones for all fields, the same labeled herbicide dose defined for multiple soil conditions led to 20% of all maps not requiring a variable rate application (VRA). Additionally, no difference was shown in the total amount applied of herbicide in an individual field between a variable and uniform application rate for all herbicides. Nonetheless, nearly half of all VR maps had 10% or more of the field area misapplied with a uniform application rate and justifies further research to determine if the proper placement of residual herbicide adds value through increased weed control in the field areas being under-applied. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Similar to soil residual herbicides, weed seedbank abundance and species richness were impacted by the variable soil conditions present within the field area. The seedbanks favor the establishment in areas of the field that promote vigorous germination, growth, and reproduction next to the competing crop. Therefore, soil sampling and weed seedbank greenhouse grow-outs were conducted in four fields to gain a better understanding in the relationship between the spatial soil and weed seedbank variability. All weed seedbank characteristics were shown to be spatially aggregated. Even though no individual or combination of soil parameters consistently explained the variability of weed seedbank abundance, species richness, or individual weed species across all four fields. However, clay content was the most persistent soil parameter to negatively impact (lower seedbank values) the soil weed seedbank.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Further field studies should be conducted across multiple sites to determine if variable-rate residual herbicide applications aid farmers by reducing the risk of crop injury in over-applied field areas and increased weed control in the areas being under-applied.  These studies should also access whether earlier emergence and/or greater weed densities occur in field areas receiving sublethal herbicide doses compared to areas receiving the optimal application rate. Additional research should investigate the utility of VR residual herbicide applications when tank-mixing multiple products during an application. Particularly, when the soil parameters used for selecting the herbicide rate are not defined the same across herbicide labels </p>

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T18:55:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6148.pdf: 667547 bytes, checksum: f68fc760491d5919cffc86069dd54cf8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-21 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / The Roundup Ready (RR) soybean facilitated weed management by allowing the use of glyphosate in all stages of crop development. But the continuous use of this herbicide can select resistant weed biotypes and tolerant species, suggesting the need of developing new management practices. Thus, the aim of this proposal was to evaluate the effectiveness of different managements in soybean using residual and post-emergent herbicides in the control of weeds and the interference caused by straw and rainfall on the efficacy of the herbicides diclosulam and sulfentrazone. In the first experiment, in the field, was used the randomized block design with four repetitions and 14 treatments, involving the application of glyphosate (712 g ha-1) + 2,4-D (670 g ha-1) in the burndown application of weeds, 14 days before planting soybeans, with and without the presence of residual herbicides, diclosulam (29.4 g ha-1) and sulfentrazone (600 g ha-1), and treatments with glyphosate in post emergence at a single time in stages V2 (Second fully expanded trifoliate) or V4 (Fourth fully expanded trifoliate) at the dose (712 g ha-1) or in both stages V2 and V4 (356 g ha-1 in each one). In the second trial, in the greenhouse, was used a randomized block design with four repetitions in a factorial 2 x 3 x 5, being two herbicides diclosulam (29.4 g ha-1) and sulfentrazone (600 g ha-1), three levels of corn straw on the soil surface (0, 5 and 10 t ha-1) and five simulations of 20mm of rain (without rain, 24, 72, 120 and 240 hours after application of the herbicide), each experimental unit consisted of a vase and after rain simulation was sown in pots one biomarker, which was assessed for phytotoxicity. In the field experiment, it was noted the importance of applying a residual herbicide in the burndown, to reduce applications of glyphosate in post emergence, the treatment with diclosulam and a single application of glyphosate in V4 promoted the highest soybean yield of 3484,93 kg ha-1 against 719 kg ha-1 of the untreated treatment. In green house interaction was observed between the amount of straw (which can intercept the jet sprayed) and the time of occurrence of rain after application of herbicides and in this case diclosulam proved to be less dependent of water to reach its target. / O cultivo da soja transgênica Roundup Ready (RR) facilitou o manejo das plantas infestantes por permitir o uso do glifosato em todos os estádios de desenvolvimento da cultura. Porém, o uso contínuo desse herbicida pode selecionar biótipos resistentes ou espécies tolerantes de plantas infestantes sugerindo a necessidade do desenvolvimento de novas práticas de manejo. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalhofoi avaliar a eficácia de diferentes manejos de plantas infestantes na cultura da soja, utilizando herbicidas residuais e pós-emergentes e verificar a interferência da palha e da precipitação sobre a eficácia dos herbicidas diclosulam e sulfentrazone. No primeiro experimento, em campo, utilizou-se o delineamento em blocos ao acaso com 4 repetições e 14 tratamentos, envolvendo a aplicação de glifosato (712 g ha-1) + 2,4-D (670 g ha-1) na dessecação das plantas infestantes, 14 dias antes da semeadura da soja (MonSoy 7211 RR) de forma isolada ou combinada com herbicidas residuais diclosulam (29,4 g ha-1) e sulfentrazone (600 g ha-1) e tratamentos com a aplicação de glifosato em pós emergência em uma única vez nos estádios de desenvolvimento da soja V2 (2° trifólio totalmente expandido) ou V4 (4° trifólio totalmente expandido) na dose de (712 g ha-1) ou parceladamente nos estádios de desenvolvimento V2 e V4 (356 g ha- 1 em cada). No segundo ensaio, em casa de vegetação, foi utilizado o delineamento em blocos ao acaso, com 4 repetições no esquema fatorial 2 x 3 x 5, sendo dois herbicidas diclosulam (29,4 g ha-1) e sulfentrazone (600 g ha-1), três níveis de palha de milho sobre o solo (0; 5 e 10 t ha-1) e cinco épocas de simulação de 20 mm de chuva, (sem chuva; 24; 72; 120 e 240 horas após a aplicação do herbicida) cada unidade experimental foi composta por um vaso e após a simulação de chuva foi semeado nos vasos o bioindicador Cucumis sativus, que foi avaliado com relação a fitotoxicidade. No experimento de campo, observou-se a importância de aplicar herbicida residual na dessecação, para diminuir as aplicações de glifosato em pós emergência. O tratamento com diclosulam e uma única aplicação de glifosato em V4 promoveu a maior produtividade da soja 3484,93 kg ha-1 contra 719 kg ha-1 da testemunha. Em casa de vegetação observou-se interação entre quantidade de palha (que pode interceptar o jato pulverizado) e o tempo de ocorrência da chuva após a aplicação dos herbicidas e neste caso o diclosulam mostrou ser menos dependente da água para atingir seu alvo.