METHODOLOGY FOR STUDY OF SELECTIVITY OF HERBICIDES IN THE CULTURE OF SUGAR-CANE (Saccharum spp)

Abstract

Studies on herbicides selectivity in the culture sugar-cane, they plows generally done together with rehearsals of effectiveness on harmful plants and always being used the witness by experimental block. When the contrast treatment is analyzed with herbicide in relation to an only witness without herbicide, there is a tendency in obtaining larger values for the variation coefficient, being able to not in that way, to hide some non selective herbicides. Therefore, the objective of the present work, specifically went evaluate to herbicides selectivity about the production of stems of the sugar-cane, constantly staying the portions weeded, and being used two lateral witness adjacent to each treatment with herbicide. With that methodology, the results showed that the herbicides 2,4-D + ametryn (1,34 +1,50 l i.a./ ha), tebuthiuron + diuron (0,96 + 1,25 l i.a/ ha), 2,4-D + hexazinone + diuron (1,34 + 0,27 + 0,94 l i.a./ ha), ametryn (1,50 l i.a./ ha), tebuthiuron (0,96 l i.a./ ha) and tebuthiuron + ametryn (0,96 + 1,50 l i.a/ ha) they reduced the stems production significantly in 19,5; 17,0; 16,6; 15,1; 11,9 and 10,9 t ha-1 respectively, with levels of smaller significance than 3%. Therefore, such products were not considered selective the cv. RB 835089 when applied in the powder-emergency of the culture.