Trinexapac-Ethyl and Sulfometuron-Methyl Selectivity to Young Eucalyptus Plants

Trinexapac-ethyl and sulfometuron-methyl are the most widely used ripeners in sugarcane. The application is performed by airborne spraying. Thus, if weather conditions are unfavorable, spray drift to neighboring areas may occur. The objective of this study was to assess the selectivity of the plant...

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Published inPlanta daninha Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 259 - 266
Main Authors Correia, N.M., Villela, G.B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sociedade Brasileira da Ciência das Plantas Daninhas 01.06.2015
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Summary:Trinexapac-ethyl and sulfometuron-methyl are the most widely used ripeners in sugarcane. The application is performed by airborne spraying. Thus, if weather conditions are unfavorable, spray drift to neighboring areas may occur. The objective of this study was to assess the selectivity of the plant growth regulators trinexapac-ethyl and sulfometuron-methyl, used as sugarcane ripeners, to eucalyptus (Eucalyptus urograndis) young plants. The experiment was installed in an eucalyptus commercial yield area, in the municipality of Tambaú, state of São Paulo, Brazil, and arranged in a 2 x 8 factorial design in randomized blocks with four replications. The treatments studied were trinexapac-ethyl and sulfometuron-methyl, sprayed in eight doses, 0; 1.0; 2.5; 5.0; 10; 25; 50 and 100% of the dose used in sugarcane as ripeners (200 g ha-1 of trinexapac-ethyl and 15 g ha-1 of sulfometuron-methyl). Chemical ripeners were applied on eucalyptus plants with 48 cm in height on average; 10.1 branches; 4.5 mm of stem diameter and 44.3 cm of crown diameter, at 46 days after seeding. Trinexapac-ethyl was selective to eucalyptus and stimulated crown diameter growth. At higher doses, sulfometuron-methyl promoted severe noticeable injuries in eucalyptus plants, such as apical bud death. However, during the assessment period the plants recovered and the visual symptoms of phytotoxicity and growth alterations were not observed at 60 days after application. The plant growth regulators trinexapac-ethyl and sulfometuron-methyl were selective to eucalyptus young plants. Entre os maturadores, o trinexapac-ethyl e o sulfometuron-methyl são os mais usados nos canaviais. A pulverização é aérea, de modo que, se as condições meteorológicas não forem favoráveis, poderá ocorrer deriva para culturas vizinhas. Assim, objetivou-se neste trabalho avaliar a seletividade dos reguladores vegetais trinexapac-ethyl e sulfometuron-methyl, utilizados como maturadores em cana-de-açúcar, para plantas jovens de eucalipto (Eucalyptus urograndis). O experimento foi instalado em área de produção comercial de eucalipto, no município de Tambaú, SP, Brasil. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 2 x 8, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos estudados foram trinexapac-ethyl e sulfometuron-methyl, pulverizados em oito dosagens: 0; 1,0; 2,5; 5,0; 10; 25; 50; e 100% da dose utilizada em cana-de-açúcar como maturador (200 g ha-1 de trinexapac-ethyl e 15 g ha-1 de sulfometuron-methyl). Os reguladores de crescimento foram aplicados sobre as plantas de eucalipto com 48 cm de altura, 10,1 ramos, 4,5 mm de diâmetro de caule e 44,3 cm de diâmetro de copa, aos 46 dias após o plantio. O trinexapac-ethyl foi seletivo para o eucalipto e estimulou o crescimento do diâmetro de copa. Já o sulfometuron-methyl, nas maiores doses testadas, ocasionou injúrias visuais severas às plantas de eucalipto, como a morte de gemas apicais. Contudo, no decorrer das avaliações, as plantas recuperaram-se, não sendo observados sintomas visuais de fitointoxicação ou alteração do crescimento aos 60 dias após a aplicação. Os reguladores vegetais trinexapac-ethyl e sulfometuron-methyl foram seletivos para plantas jovens de eucalipto.
ISSN:0100-8358
1806-9681
0100-8358
DOI:10.1590/0100-83582015000200011