Glyphosate sub lethal rates do not reduce corn yield

Abstract

In herbicides spraying, used as ripeners, should be considered the presence of crops growing in adjacent areas, due to the risk of drift of these products. In this context, assuming the sensitivity of corn to this ripener, the aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of glyphosate sublethal rates in corn when applied to V4 and V8 stages of development. The experiment was conducted in Jataí, GO, consisted of 10 treatments established in randomized blocks design where the treatments were arranged in factorial 2 x 5, with four replications. First factor corresponded to spraying at the V4 and V8 stages of development of the corn and the second factor to sublethal rates (0; 3; 6; 9 and 12% of 216.0 g ha^-1 a.e.) of glyphosate. Each plot contained 10 rows of hybrid SYN 7G17 with 9 meters length. Visual phytotoxicity effects on plants were not noticeable in both stages of application at 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42 days after application. Growth and production components were not affected by sublethal rates up to 12% (25.92 g ha^-1 a.e.) of glyphosate.