Integration of stalk destruction methods for the glyphosate herbicide-resistant cotton.
Integration of stalk destruction methods for the glyphosate herbicide-resistant cotton.
Author(s): SOFIATTI, V.; SILVA, O. R. R. F.; ANDRADE JÚNIOR, E. R.; FERREIRA, A. C. de B.; PERINA, F. J.; BOGIANI, J. C.
Summary: The increase in geographical areas used for cultivation of transgenic glyphosate herbicide-resistant cotton has hindered the stalk destruction, compromised the phytosanitary break implementation and consequently increased the population of insect pests and cotton plant pathogens. This study evaluated the efficiency of the combining mechanical and chemical methods in the destruction of transgenic cotton stalk resistant to the glyphosate herbicide. Two experiments were carried out in 2015 and 2016 in Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia, Brazil, respectively. The study evaluated different mechanical destruction equipment in combination with the chemical methods. In each environment, a randomized block experiment with four replications was employed. The results of the experiments indicated that the mechanical destruction increased the control efficiency by at least 10% when compared to chemical destruction of the cotton stalk. Chemical destruction with herbicides combined with mechanical destruction methods does not increase the control efficiency of cotton stalks destruction. Furthermore, the application of hormonal herbicides following the mechanical shredding of cotton stalks does not increase the control efficiency of glyphosate-resistant cotton stalk.
Publication year: 2022
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Cotton
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