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The present study aimed to evaluate the Strata-X® sorbent, commonly used in cartridges, through analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Due to the different physical-chemical characteristics of the compounds, different conditions of chromatography and mass analysis were necessary. The developed methods were validated in terms of selectivity, linear range, linearity (coefficient of determination, r2), the limit of detection (LOD), the limit of quantification (LOQ), accuracy (recovery, %), and precision (RSD, %). The results allowed us to select efficient extraction methods, using methanol acidified to pH 2 with formic acid, to elute the herbicides 2,4-D and dicamba in both sorbent materials. Besides, the Strata-X® sorbent was efficient in the sorption of analytes; thus, we indicate it for potential use in air sampling as an alternative to XAD-2.

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of seeds dressing in the initial establishment of irrigated rice and in the tolerance to herbicides when submitted to low temperatures. The study comprehended two experiments, where the first stage was realized at the Laboratory of Seeds and Technology of the Plants Science Department of the Federal University of Pelotas. Experiment 1: Effect of different seed dressings under the physiologic potential of irrigated rice seeds and experiment 2: Effect of the seeds dressing in the initial establishment of irrigated rice in different sowing seasons in field. The treatment with dietholate and the combining of dietholate + fipronil + carboxina + tiram, negatively influenced the germination and the vigor tests in both temperatures, decreasing the physiologic performance of rice seeds in lab. When taken to field, the seeds dressing did not influence the analyzed factors, being dependent of the herbicide applying and the sowing season. Besides presenting phytotoxicity, the rice plants presented detoxification power from the herbicide, being possible to analyze this fact, since there was higher number of tillers, resulting in higher number of panicles resulting in higher productivities.

The leaf anatomy, photosynthetic system parameters and accumulation of carbohydrates were determined at different times for Bipolaris oryzae pathogenesis in two rice cultivars (BRS Querencia and Inov CL), grown in an environment with 400 ppm or 700 ppm of atmospheric CO2. The results demonstrated that the plants exposed to 700 ppm underwent changes in anatomical characteristics (reduction in parenchyma thickness and size of bulliform cells), photosynthetic parameters (increased carbon assimilation rate, leaf intercellular CO2 concentration and water use efficiency, and reduction of stomatal conductance to water vapor, transpiration rate and carboxylation efficiency), and carbohydrate accumulation (increased concentration of soluble sugars and starch), when compared to plants at 400 ppm. Therefore, the changes in morphological traits of the leaf and the accumulation of carbohydrates, which were stimulated in the rice plants by increased CO2 concentration (700 ppm), were associated with less severe brown spot, caused by B. oryzae.

The phytostimulation is a phytoremediation technique that can be used to remediate area contaminated with herbicides. It is necessary to select plants with high capacity to stimulate soil microbial activity. The present work aimed at evaluating seven plant species regarding their ability to phytostimulate soil and enhance the degradation of the herbicides imazethapyr, imazapic and imazapyr in a lowland soil. An Alfisol Albaqualf was cultivated with the following species

Background In subtropical areas, early planting exposes rice seedlings to cold stress, impairing seedling growth and making them more vulnerable to other stresses including herbicide injury. The objectives of this work were: to evaluate the effect of cold stress on bispyribac-sodium selectivity in rice; to determine the mechanisms of cold tolerance in sensitive ('Epagri 109') and tolerant ('IRGA 424') rice cultivars; and to ascertain that cold acclimatization influences bispyribac-sodium selectivity in rice. Results Prolonged cold stress caused high lipid peroxidation, increased rice injury, and stunted growth. Short-term acclimation with cold stress reduced rice injury with bispyribac-sodium. Total phenols were upregulated in rice exposed to cold stress. Prolonged cold stress increased the superoxide dismutase and catalase activity in IRGA 424. Antioxidant activity was higher in the cold-tolerant than in the cold-sensitive cultivar. Only catalase activity was responsive to bispyribac-sodium. OsRAN2, OsGSTL2, and CYP72A21 were upregulated by cold and herbicide stress in both cultivars. OsGSTL2 was upregulated more in IRGA 424 than in Epagri 109. OsFAD8 was upregulated in cold-sensitive rice exposed to short-duration cold stress but was not responsive to bispyribac-sodium. Conclusion Cold stress reduces bispyribac-sodium selectivity in rice. Short-term acclimation to cold stress reduces the effect of cold stress and enhances bispyribac-sodium selectivity. The tolerance of rice (IRGA 424) to cold stress is due to differential induction of protection genes CYP72A21 and OsGSTL2 associated with herbicide metabolism, together with the accumulation of total phenols and higher activity of antioxidant enzymes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Weeds represent an increasing challenge for crop systems since they have evolved adaptability to adverse environmental conditions, such as salinity stress. Herbicide effectiveness can be altered by the quality of water in which the weed is growing. This research aimed to study the combined effect of salt stress and recurrent selection with a sublethal dose of imidazolinone herbicides in the shifting of the sensitivity of Echinochloa colona (L.) Link (junglerice) to imidazolinone herbicides. This study was divided into two experiments, in experiment I, three recurrent selection cycles were conducted in Pelotas/RS/Brazil with imazapic + imazapyr at 0.125× the field rate, and in experiment II, three recurrent selection cycles were conducted in Fayetteville/AR/USA with imazethapyr, at 0.125× the recommended dose. Salt stress was implemented by irrigation with 120 mM sodium chloride (NaCl) solution. The effective dose for 50% control of the population (ED50) values increased from the field population to the second generation (G2) after recurrent selection with a sublethal dose of imidazolinone combined with salt stress, supporting the hypothesis of reduced susceptibility by the combination of these abiotic factors. Recurrent exposure to a sublethal dose of imazapic + imazapyr or imazethapyr, combined with salt stress, reduced susceptibility of Echinochloa colona (L.) plants to imidazolinone herbicides.

Synergic effects of glyphosate and saflufenacil have been reported to control Conyza spp. However, the mechanism of this synergic combination is unknown. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of the combination of glyphosate and saflufenacil on the control and resistance status of glyphosate-resistant (GR) C. bonariensis, as well as on oxidative stress and lipidic peroxidation. Glyphosate-resistant and glyphosate-sensitive (GS) biotypes were treated with different rates of saflufenacil, glyphosate, and glyphosate combined with saflufenacil. The combination of glyphosate (1480 g ae ha-1) and saflufenacil (&ge, 15 g ha&minus, 1) presented the best control of GR plants compared with their individual effects. It also reduced the resistance factor from 19.6 to 4.6 (4.3-fold) and represents a good alternative for resistance management. The combination of glyphosate and saflufenacil resulted in higher oxidative stress and lipidic peroxidation compared with the effects of either herbicide alone. The oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation promoted by the combination of the herbicides occurred earlier after treatment and remained at higher levels over a longer period (12&ndash, 192 h) compared with their individual results. The combined oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation at high levels over a long time is likely to be one reason that the combination of glyphosate and saflufenacil effectively controls GR C. bonariensis.

The use of imidazolinone-tolerant rice cultivars allows selective control of weedy rice and barnyardgrass. However, in many situations, there is a need to add herbicides from other chemical groups to increase the spectrum of weed control. In this sense, saflufenacil has the potential to be used in mixture with imidazolinone herbicides. This study aimed to evaluate the interaction effects of the imazapyr+imazapic and saflufenacil herbicides in weedy rice and barnyardgrass and to investigate their impacts on the yield of the irrigated rice cultivar Puitá INTA CL. To reach these aims, greenhouse and field experiments were carried out during two growing seasons, with herbicide treatments sprayed separately and in mixtures of saflufenacil with imazapyr+imazapic. Results showed that saflufenacil did not interfere with control of weedy rice and barnyardgrass obtained with imazapyr+imazapic. The D50 values of imazapyr+imazapic for weedy rice control were 14.5+5, 9.1+3 and 12.5+4.2 g ha-1of imazapyr+imazapic for combinations with 0, 3.06 and 6.12 g ha-1of saflufenacil, respectively. In the field experiments, all doses of imazapyr+imazapic applied isolated or in mixture with saflufenacil provided control levels barnyardgrass above 90% at 28 days after herbicides application. Furthermore, saflufenacil did not cause damage or loss in the yield of the rice crop when mixed with imazapyr+imazapic. The Puitá INTA CL rice cultivar was tolerant of the tested herbicides, whether applied alone or in mixture, reaching grain yield of 9.987 kg ha-1 when applied 42 g ha-1 of saflufenacil plus 147+49 g ha-1 of imazapyr+imazapic. RESUMO: A utilização de cultivares de arroz tolerantes às imidazolinonas possibilita um controle seletivo de arroz-daninho. No entanto, em muitas situações existe a necessidade de adição de herbicidas de outros grupos químicos para aumentar o espectro de controle de plantas daninhas. Neste sentido, saflufenacil apresenta potencial para ser utilizado em mistura com herbicidas imidazolinonas. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os efeitos da interação dos herbicidas imazapyr+imazapic e saflufenacil em arroz-daninho e capim-arroz; e averiguar os impactos sobre a produtividade do cultivar de arroz irrigado Puitá INTA CL. Para alcançar esses objetivos, foram realizados experimentos em casa de vegetação e a campo em duas estações de cultivo, com os tratamentos herbicidas aplicados separadamente e em misturas de saflufenacil com imazapyr+imazapic. Os resultados mostraram que a adição de saflufenacil não interferiu no controle de arroz-daninho e capim-arroz obtido com imazapyr+imazapic. Os valores D50 de imazapyr+imazapic para o controle de arroz-daninho foram 14,5+5; 9,1+3 e 12,5+4,2 g ha-1 de imazapyr+imazapic para combinações com 0; 3,06 e 6,12 g ha-1 de saflufenacil. No experimento de campo todas doses de imazapyr+imazapic, aplicadas isoladas ou em mistura, proveram níveis de controle de capim-arroz superiores a 90% aos 28 dias após a aplicação dos herbicidas. Além disso, saflufenacil não causou injúrias ou perda de rendimento da cultura do arroz quando misturado com imazapyr+imazapic. O cultivar Puitá INTA CL foi tolerante aos herbicidas testados, sejam aplicados isolados ou em mistura, atingindo uma produtividade de 9.987 Kg ha-1 quando aplicado 42 g ha-1 de saflufenacil mais 147+49 g ha-1 de imazapyr+imazapic.

The shifting of rice planting date to early spring improved weed control, which is important to achieve high yield. However, early planting date exposes rice seedlings to cold stress, slowing crop establishment and affecting herbicide selectivity. The objective of this study was determine the effects of cold stress and bispyribac-sodium application on rice seedlings’ gene expression and physiological patterns. The experiment was performed in greenhouse in a factorial arrangement, and treatments included: factor A – two planting dates: late September and early November; factor B consisted in bispyribac-sodium application at rate of 50 g ai ha−1 and untreated check. Bispiribac-sodium caused greatest injury to rice seedlings at the early planting date. Lipid peroxidation and total phenol accumulation was stimulated by low temperature but, was not affected by bispyribac-sodium application. Gene expression of OsSOD, OsCAT, OsAPX, OsDREB1A, OsCDPK13, OsCYP72A2, OsGSTL2 and OsGSTU10 were responsive to low temperature and presented upregulation when exposed to the herbicide, providing evidence of an interaction between temperature and herbicide applications. Cold stress likely affects herbicide metabolism and effect rice seedling e oxidation mechanism response to herbicide.

(1) Background: Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration affects the growth and development of the rice crop. In Southern Brazil, rice is traditionally produced with continuous irrigation, implying a significant amount of water used. Besides, continuous flooding favors the uptake of toxic elements such as arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd). In this work, one Brazilian rice cultivar (IRGA 424) was tested for the effects of elevated CO2 concentration and different water regimes on rice yield, and As and Cd accumulation in grain. (2) Methods: Rice was grown in two CO2 concentrations (400 and 700 µmol mol−1) and two irrigation regimes (continuous and intermittent). It was evaluated the number of tillers, plant height, aboveground dry weight (ADW), water use efficiency (WUE), rice yield components, and As and Cd concentration in rice grain. (3) Results: Rice plants were taller and had a higher WUE when cultivated at e[CO2]. The ADW and the rice yield component were not affected by CO2 levels nor water regimes. Intermittent flood regimes had a lower average As concentration. The Cd concentration in the samples in both growing seasons and all treatments was below the limit of quantitation (8.76 μg kg−1). (4) Conclusions: Enhanced CO2 concentration did not affect rice yield, increased the WUE, and reduced As concentration in grains. Regarding water management, the intermittent regime enhanced WUE and promoted a reduction in As concentration in grains.

Changes in the environment, specifically rising temperature and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration [CO2], can alter the growth and physiology of weedy plants. These changes could alter herbicide efficacy, crop-weed interaction, and weed management. The objectives of this research were to quantify the effects of increased atmospheric [CO2] and temperature on absorption, translocation and efficacy of cyhalofop-butyl on multiple-resistant (MR) and susceptible (S) Echinochloa colona genotypes. E. colona, or junglerice, is a troublesome weed in rice and in agronomic and horticultural crops worldwide. Cyhalofop-butyl is a grass herbicide that selectively controls Echinochloa spp. in rice. Maximum 14C-cyhalofop-butyl absorption occurred at 120 h after herbicide treatment (HAT) with >97% of cyhalofop-butyl retained in the treated leaf regardless of [CO2], temperature, or genotype. Neither temperature nor [CO2] affected herbicide absorption into the leaf. The translocation of herbicide was slightly reduced in the MR plants vs. S plants either under elevated [CO2] or high temperature. Although plants grown under high [CO2] or high temperature were taller than those in ambient conditions, neither high [CO2] nor high temperature reduced the herbicide efficacy on susceptible plants. However, herbicide efficacy was reduced on MR plants grown under high [CO2] or high temperature about 50% compared to MR plants at ambient conditions. High [CO2] and high temperature increased the resistance level of MR E. colona to cyhalofop-butyl. To mitigate rapid resistance evolution under a changing climate, weed management practitioners must implement measures to reduce the herbicide selection pressure. These measures include reduction of weed population size through reduction of the soil seedbank, ensuring complete control of current infestations with multiple herbicide modes of action in mixture and in sequence, augmenting herbicides with mechanical control where possible, rotation with weed-competitive crops, use of weed-competitive cultivars, use of weed-suppressive cover crops, and other practices recommended for integrated weed management.

Ryegrass(Lolium multiflorum)is one of the most worrisome species with regard to herbicide resistance. This study aimed at characterizing the acetolactate synthase (ALS) enzyme activity of resistant biotypes (NC and AR) and susceptible biotypes to iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium (iodosulfuron). Different concentrations of pyruvate (1, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mM), of iodosulfuron (0 to 100 µM for the resistant biotypes and 0 to 0.5 µM for the susceptible biotype) and concentrations of valine, leucine and isoleucine (0, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 mM) were used for the in vitro characterization. According to the results, the Michaelis constant (Km) values (pyruvate) for the assessed biotypes were similar. With iodosulfuron, resistant biotypes needed 395 to 779 times more herbicide in order to inhibit 50% of the enzyme activity, compared to the susceptible biotype. This confirmed a sensitivity modification of the ALS enzyme in the resistant biotypes. The resistant biotypes were less sensitive to the inhibition of the enzyme activity in the presence of the three amino acids. It was possible to conclude that biotype resistance was due to the enzyme insensitivity to iodosulfuron.

Global climate change, specifically rising temperature, can alter the molecular physiology of weedy plants. These changes affect herbicide efficacy and weed management. This research aimed to investigate the combined effect of heat stress (HS) and sublethal doses of herbicides (four active ingredients) on adaptive gene expression and efficacy of herbicide on Echinochloa colona (L.) Link (junglerice). Three factors were evaluated, factor A was E. colona generation (G0-original population from susceptible standard, G1 and G2 were progenies of recurrent selection), factor B was herbicide treatment (florpyrauxifen-benzyl, glufosinate-ammonium, imazethapyr, quinclorac and nontreated check) and factor C was HS (30 and 45 &deg, C). The herbicides were applied at 0.125&times, the recommended dose. Recurrent exposure to HS, combined with sublethal doses of herbicides, favors the selection of plants less susceptible to the herbicide. Upregulation of defense (antioxidant) genes (APX: Ascorbate peroxidase), herbicide detoxification genes (CYP450 family: Cytochrome P450), stress acclimation genes (HSP: Heat shock protein, TPP: Trehalose phosphate phosphatase and TPS: Trehalose phosphate synthase) and genes related to herbicide conjugation (UGT: UDP Glucosyltransferase) was significant. The positive regulation of these genes may promote increased tolerance of E. colona to these herbicides.

Echinochloa colona (junglerice) is a problematic global weed for many crops, primarily controlled with herbicides. Drought stress alters the overall plant physiology and reduces herbicide efficacy. This research aimed to study the joint effect of drought stress (DS) and recurrent selection with sublethal dose of herbicide on adaptive gene expression and herbicide efficacy on E. colona. Three factors were evaluated: (A) E. colona generation (G0, original population from susceptible standard, G1 and G2, progenies of recurrent selection), (B) herbicide treatment (florpyrauxifen-benzyl, 0.25&times, glyphosate, 0.125&times, quinclorac, 0.125&times, the recommended dose, and nontreated check), (C) DS (50% and 100% field capacity). Recurrent exposure to sublethal herbicide dose, combined with drought stress, favors the selection of plants less susceptible to the herbicide. Upregulation of defense (antioxidant) genes (APX: ascorbate peroxidase), herbicide detoxification genes (CYP450 family: cytochrome P450), stress acclimation genes (HSP: heat-shock protein, TPP: trehalose phosphate phosphatase, and TPS: trehalose phosphate synthase), and genes related to herbicide conjugation (UGT: UDP glucosyltransferase) in the G2 population was significant. Recurrent exposure to sublethal herbicide dose under drought stress reduces junglerice sensitivity to herbicide, seemingly due to &ldquo, imprinted&rdquo, upregulation of metabolic and protection genes in response to these stresses.

Rice plants cultivated under 700 ppm atmospheric CO2 concentration presented a reduction in the progress and severity of the brown spot disease (Bipolaris oryzae), through the enhancement of biochemical defense mechanisms. Plants exposed to 700 ppm of CO2 had higher activity of the enzymes superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, peroxidase, polyphenoloxidase and chitinase, and increased phenolic compounds and lignin concentration, independent of the rice cultivar. Therefore, the lower severity values of the disease were related to changes in the development of the lesions as a result of the defense responses, which were stimulated in the rice plants by the increase of CO2 concentration.

The use of dietholate seed treatment, as well as the use of preemergence clomazone, can affect the selectivity of the imidazolinones chemical group of postemergence herbicides applied in crops Clearfield™. The aim was to evaluate the morphophysiological effects of a formulated mixture of imazapyr + imazapic applied in postemergence in combination with seed treatment with dietholate and applying in preemergence of clomazone on Avaxi CL rice hybrid cultivar. The experiment was conducted in the agricultural year 2012/13, in a greenhouse. The experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial design with four replications, in which factor A consisted of seed treatment with dietholate and applied clomazone herbicide in preemergence on rice and factor B consisted of eight doses of the mixture of imazapyr + imazapic herbicides. The results showed that the rice seed treatment with dietholate combined with the spray of herbicide clomazone in preemergence affects the selectivity of postemergence formulated mixture of imazapic + imazapyr applied on Avaxi CL rice. Physiological characteristics such as photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance on Avaxi CL hybrid are negatively affected. RESUMO: O uso de dietholate no tratamento de sementes, bem como a utilização de clomazone em pré-emergência, pode afetar a seletividade de herbicidas do grupo químico das imidazolinonas aplicados em pós-emergência em cultivares Clearfield®. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos morfofisiológicos da mistura formulada do herbicida imazapyr + imazapic aplicada em pós-emergência em combinação com o tratamento de sementes com dietholate e a aplicação em pré-emergência de clomazone no cultivar híbrido de arroz Avaxi CL. O experimento foi conduzido no ano agrícola de 2012/13, em casa de vegetação. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial, com quatro repetições, no qual o fator A foi composto pelo tratamento de sementes com dietholate e aplicação em pré-emergência do arroz do herbicida clomazone, e o fator B, por oito doses da mistura formulada dos herbicidas imazapyr + imazapic. Os resultados mostraram que o tratamento de sementes de arroz com dietholate combinado com a aplicação de clomazone em pré-emergência afeta a seletividade do herbicida composto pela mistura formulada de imazapyr + imazapic aplicada em pós-emergência no híbrido de arroz Avaxi CL. Características fisiológicas, como taxa fotossintética, taxa de transpiração e condutância estomática, no híbrido Avaxi CL são afetadas negativamente.

The introduction of Clearfield® system for irrigated rice production provided an effective management strategy in the selective control of weeds. However, the selection pressure caused by the continuous use of herbicides such as imazapyr+imazapic belonging to the imidazolinone chemical group, without the proper integrated management of weeds, has favored the selection of resistant accessions. The goals of this work were to confirm the resistance to ALS inhibitors in accessions of E. crusgalli var. mitis collected in rice fields of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and to evaluate the control with alternative herbicides registered for weed control. Three experiments were conducted in a greenhouse using plant seeds that survived the application of the herbicide imazapyr+imazapic, collected in irrigated rice producing regions with suspected resistance escapes. For dose-response curve study, three resistant accessions (ECH1 - Pelotas/Rio Grande do Sul, ECH27 - Arroio Grande/Rio Grande do Sul and ECH38 - Rio Grande/Rio Grande do Sul) and two susceptible accessions (ECH14 - Pelotas/Rio Grande do Sul and ECH44 - Rio Grande / Rio Grande do Sul) (factor A) and 11 doses of the herbicide imazapyr+imazapic (factor B) were selected. The results indicate that barnyardgrass resistant accessions present a high resistance level to imazapyr+imazapic. ALS inhibiting herbicides such as imazethapyr+imazapic, bispyribac-sodium and penoxsulam did not control the resistant accessions either. Integrated weed management should be adopted and alternative mechanisms of action as ACCAse (cyhalofop-butyl, profoxydim and clethodim) and EPSPS (glyphosate) inhibitors are still eficients controlling barnyardgrass ALS resistant accessions.

Herbicides used in Clearfield(r) rice system may persist in the environment, damaging non-tolerant crops sown in succession and/or rotation. These damages vary according to soil characteristics, climate and soil management. The thickness of the soil profile may affect carryover effect; deeper soils may allow these molecules to leach, reaching areas below the roots absorption zone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the thickness of soil profile in the carryover of imazethapyr + imazapic on ryegrass and non-tolerant rice, sown in succession and rotation to rice, respectively. Lysimeters of different thicknesses (15, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 65 cm) were constructed, where 1 L ha-1 of the imazethapyr + imazapic formulated mixture was applied in tolerant rice. Firstly, imidazolinone-tolerant rice was planted, followed by ryegrass and non-tolerant rice in succession and rotation, respectively. Herbicide injury, height reduction and dry weight of non-tolerant species were assessed. There was no visual symptoms of herbicide injury on ryegrass sown 128 days after the herbicide application; however it causes dry weight mass reduction of plants. The herbicides persist in the soil and cause injury in non-tolerant rice, sown 280 days after application, and the deeper the soil profile, the lower the herbicides injury on irrigated rice.

Accelerated herbicide degradation consists in its faster degradation in areas where it has been previously applied, due to the adaptation of microbial population to that particular compound. Accelerated degradation can reduce herbicide persistence and reduce its efficacy in soil. The objective of this study was to investigate if imidazolinone herbicides have enhanced microbial degradation in rice paddy soils. A laboratory experiment was conducted, evaluating the CO2 evolution rate from soils with and without history of herbicide application (imazapyr + imazapic and imazethapyr + imazapic), incubated with imidazolinone herbicides: imazethapyr, imazapyr, imazapic, imazamethabenz, imazamox and an untreated check. The amount of CO2 released from the soil was measured. As a result, the prior application of imidazolinones does not stimulate microbial degradation of herbicides from the same chemical group.

Peruvian watergrass and rice cutgrass are important grass weeds in paddy rice in southern Brazil, mainly due to the low efficacy of non-selective herbicides against these species. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the susceptibility of peruvian watergrass to glyphosate under soil moisture variations, (2) to investigate the effect of soil moisture variations in the control efficiency of glyphosate on peruvian watergrass and rice cutgrass, and (3) to determine the leaf blade and stem anatomical features of both species under flood conditions. Three experiments were conducted, two in a greenhouse and one in laboratory conditions. The first experiment was conducted using three soil water contents (field capacity, saturated and flood conditions) and nine doses of glyphosate to evaluate peruvian watergrass control and dry biomass reduction. The same factors and evaluations were used in the second experiment, however with the addition of the rice cutgrass species. Plants of both species, grown under flood conditions, were collected for histological analysis in the third trial. The susceptibility of these grass weeds was greatly reduced under flood conditions, particularly peruvian watergrass. There were anatomical differences between the two species, but these may not influence the efficacy of the chemical control. Their morphological differences are therefore expected to be involved in their tolerance to glyphosate. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Herbicides used in the Clearfield® rice (Oryza sativa L.) production system have a potential for leaching. This can result in contamination of underground water resources and cause injury to not tolerant crops that are sown in a succession and/or crop rotation. The objective of this study was to determine the leaching potential and the residual activity of the herbicides used in the Clearfield® rice system. The experiment was conducted over a period of two years and consisted of conducting a field test to be followed by two bioassays with a year of difference between their implementation. Initially an experiment was conducted in lowland area where it was planted the cultivar of rice ‘PUITA INTA CL’. Approximately one and two years thereafter, soil samples from each plot were collected at intervals of 5cm to a depth of 30cm (B factor) for the bioassay to evaluate persistence of herbicides. Factor A was composed of mixtures formulated of imazethapyr + imazapic (75 + 25g a.i. L-1), imazapyr + imazapic (525 + 175g a.i. kg-1) in two doses, imazethapyr (100g a.i. L-1) and treatment control without application. Basing on results, it was concluded that the mixtures imazethapyr + imazapic, imazapyr + imazapic and imazethapyr leached into the soil, reaching depths of up to 25cm in lowland soil. Imidazolinone herbicides used today in the irrigated rice Clearfield® system are persistent in soil, and their phytotoxic activity can be observed up to two years after application. RESUMO: Os herbicidas utilizados no sistema Clearfield® de produção de arroz irrigado (Oryza sativa L.) apresentam potencial de lixiviação. Isso pode causar contaminação de mananciais hídricos subterrâneos e fitotoxicidade as culturas não tolerantes semeadas em sucessão e/ou rotação. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar o potencial de lixiviação e o efeito residual dos herbicidas utilizados no sistema Clearfield® de arroz irrigado. O experimento foi conduzido durante dois anos e consistiu da realização de dois bioensaio com diferença de um ano entre a implantação dos mesmos. Inicialmente foi instalado o experimento em área de várzea onde foi semeada a cultivar de arroz ‘Puitá INTA CL’ em área de várzea. Aproximadamente um e dois anos após, foram coletadas amostras de solo de cada parcela, em intervalos de 5cm até a profundidade de 30cm (fator B) para a realização do bioensaio a fim de avaliar persistência dos herbicidas. O fator A foi constituído pelas misturas formuladas imazethapyr + imazapic (75 + 25g i.a. L-1), imazapyr + imazapic (525 + 175g i.a. kg-1) em duas doses, imazethapyr (100g i.a. L-1) e um tratamento testemunha sem aplicação. Com os resultados obtidos, foi possível concluir que as misturas imazethapyr + imazapic, imazapyr + imazapic e imazethapyr lixiviam no solo, atingindo profundidades de até 25cm em solo de várzea. Os herbicidas imidazolinonas, hoje utilizados no sistema Clearfiel® de arroz irrigado, são persistentes no solo podendo seus efeitos fitotóxicos serem observados até dois anos após sua aplicação.

Information on the dissipation of clomazone, imazapyr, and imazapic in paddy water under different irrigation system is not available in the literature. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of two irrigation systems (intermittent (IF) and continuous (CF) flood) on the dissipation of clomazone, imazapyr, and imazapic in paddy water. Imazapic was the least persistent herbicide in paddy water, with DT50-values of approximately 3 and 5d under CF and IF, respectively. Imazapyr required a two-fold increase in time to reach its half-life in water in contrast to imazapic, with DT50-values of approximately 6 and 11d under CF and IF, respectively. Clomazone showed the highest DT50-values, varying between 7 to 21d under CF and IF, respectively. Imazapyr and imazapic dissipation was faster under CF, while clomazone was not affected. This investigation found that the dissipation behaviors of herbicides vary under different rice irrigation regimes. Thus changes in irrigation management, as will be required to produce more rice grain with less water to avoid future scarcity, should consider impacts of flood management on herbicide persistence and environmental behavior.

Os herbicidas utilizados no Sistema Clearfield(r) de produção de arroz irrigado caracterizam-se por serem móveis no solo. Tal mobilidade contribui para a contaminação ambiental e intensificação do residual no solo. A irrigação por inundação utilizada na lavoura arrozeira é uma das principais causas de livixiação de imidazolinonas, contudo, manejos alternativos de irrigação podem contribuir para sua diminuição. Assim, o objetivo do trabalho foi estimar, através de bioensaio, a lixiviação de imidazolinonas frente a diferentes manejos de irrigação. Para isso, foram conduzidos dois experimentos em casa de vegetação e em colunas de solo. Em ambos, foram testados três manejos de irrigação, sendo eles: contínuo, intermitente e capacidade de campo. Os herbicidas foram aplicados na superfície do solo e, após 48 horas, iniciou-se a irrigação. Aos 45 e 90 dias de irrigação, para o primeiro e segundo experimentos, respectivamente, as colunas de solo foram cortadas longitudinalmente e realizou-se bioensaio utilizando solo das diferentes profundidades. Os resultados permitem concluir que a mistura formulada imazapic + imazapyr apresenta maior lixiviação. Para os herbicidas testados isoladamente, o imazapic lixivia mais, seguido do imazethapyr e imazapyr. Os manejos de irrigação contínuo e intermitente não diferem entre si e promovem maior lixiviação dos herbicidas, quando comparado ao solo na capacidade de campo

BACKGROUND Rice production is highly affected by weed competition. The efficacy of chemical weed control and crop safety is a function of absorption, translocation and metabolism of herbicides. This study investigates the effect of cold stress 22/16 °C (day/night) on absorption, translocation and metabolism of 14C-bispyribac-sodium on rice seedlings. RESULTS Maximum 14C-bispyribac-sodium absorption occurred at 24 h after herbicide treatment and was stimulated by the warm 30/22 °C (day/night) temperature. A large amount of total absorbed herbicide was retained in the treated leaf, indicating that bispyribac-sodium had minimal translocation to other plant parts. Piperonyl-butoxide (a P450 inhibitor) plus herbicide caused greater injury than the herbicide alone. In addition, injury on rice plants was enhanced by exposure to cold, emphasizing the negative effect on herbicide metabolism. In the thin-layer chromatography metabolism experiment, cold-grown plants had higher injury and retained more of the parent herbicide than plants grown at a warm temperature. CONCLUSION Cold stress reduces bispyribac-sodium absorption and metabolism in rice, but has no effect on translocation. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry

Red rice is one of the major troublesome and difficult weeds to control in rice production regions. The introduction of the Clearfield&#174 technology allowed producers to control red rice using rice genotypes tolerant to the imidazolinone herbicides. However, because the consecutive use of this technology red rice biotypes have evolved resistance to imidazolinone herbicides, the rice-soybean rotation has been an alternative used by producers to control this weed. This system allows the use of herbicides with different modes of action to control red rice, such as S-metolachlor. Thus, greenhouse and field experiments were carried out during the 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013 growing seasons to evaluate: 1) sensitivity of imidazolinone-resistant red rice to S-metolachlor; 2) red rice control and soybean tolerance in response to associations of S-metolachlor and glyphosate. In greenhouse, S-metolachlor effectively controlled both susceptible and imidazolinone-resistant red rice in preemergence. In field, preemergence applications of S-metolachlor provided greater red rice control in comparison to S-metolachlor alone in early postemergence. The association of S-metolachlor with glyphosate did not improve red rice control in preemergence application. However, association of S-metolachlor with glyphosate significantly improved red rice control in early postemergence applications. S-metolachlor injury to soybean increased with early postemergence applications. These results indicate that S-metolachlor effectively control imidazolinone-resistant red rice in rice-soybean rotation.

In the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, rice (Oryza sativa) is predominantly grown using a continuous flood, which can cause herbicide runoff when fields are over-irrigated or heavy rainfall occurs. Proper irrigation and drainage management can reduce herbicide transport to the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different irrigation practices on water runoff and the transport and dissipation of the herbicides imazethapyr and imazapic. The experiments were conducted in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 growing seasons at the experimental area of the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. The treatments comprised two irrigation management systems: continuous flooding of an approximate 10-cm flood depth and intermittent flooding where the flood was allowed to fully subside before being reestablished to a 10-cm height. The amount of water runoff and the rates of herbicide dissipation and transport were evaluated. Owing to increased storage of rainwater, intermittent flooding reduced water runoff by 47% and runoff of imazethapyr and imazapic by 89 and 77%, respectively, relative to the continuously flooded control. Imazapic was significantly more persistent than imazethapyr, but there was no effect of irrigation management on herbicide persistence in water.

Despite all advances obtained with the pesticide use worldwide and in Brazilian agriculture, there is still a lack of technologies for agricultural aircrafts. The objective of this study was to evaluate the drift produced by the use of conical nozzles and electrostatic system in aircraft application. The experimental design was completely randomized with a factorial arrangement and four replications. Treatments included two spraying equipment: electrostatic system with 5L ha-1 of spray volume and conical nozzle with 15 and 20L ha-1. In all treatments, azoxystrobin fungicide was used at a dose of 100g a.i. ha-1 and paraffinic mineral oil at a dose of 0.5% v.v. Volume median diameter (VMD) and droplet density were estimated using water sensitive paper. Evaluations of drift distance were performed with glass collectors distributed horizontally on the soil surface, 50m before the application band, at the application site and 12,5, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200 and 300m after the application site, along the wind direction. Azoxystrobin concentration in glasses were quantified by UHPLC-MS/MS. Results indicated that the drift distance can reach more than 300 meters away from the application site, with variable concentrations according to the equipment used. Electrostatic system reduced drift when compared to hydraulic conical nozzles. RESUMO: Apesar dos avanços obtidos no uso de agrotóxicos na agricultura mundial e brasileira, ainda existe carência em tecnologias voltadas para aviação agrícola. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a deriva ocorrida com a utilização de bicos hidráulicos com pontas cônicas e sistema eletrostático em aplicação aérea. O delineamento experimental adotado foi inteiramente casualizado com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram compostos por dois equipamentos de pulverização: sistema eletrostático com volume de aplicação de 5L ha-1 e bicos hidráulicos com pontas cônicas, utilizando volumes de aplicação de 15 e 20L ha-1. Em todos os tratamentos, foi utilizado o fungicida azoxistrobina na dose de 100g i.a. ha-1 e óleo mineral parafínico na dose de 0,5% v.v. As avaliações de diâmetro mediano volumétrico e densidade de gotas foram realizadas através de papéis hidrossensíveis na faixa de aplicação. As avaliações de distância de deriva foram realizadas com coletores de vidro distribuídos horizontalmente sobre a superfície do solo, 50m antes da faixa, na faixa de aplicação e aos 12,5, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200 e 300m após a faixa de aplicação, no sentido da direção de vento. Azoxistrobina foi quantificada por UHPLC-MS/MS. Os resultados indicam que a distância de deriva pode alcançar mais de 300 metros do local de aplicação, com concentrações variáveis de acordo com o equipamento utilizado. O sistema eletrostático reduz a deriva, quando comparado aos bicos hidráulicos com pontas cônicas.

Rice crop in the state of Rio Grande do Sul is characterized by the presence of water layer on the soil, which can cause pesticide runoff during the occurrence of rainfall. Thus, proper irrigation management can reduce pesticide transport into the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different irrigation managements on water runoff, transport and dissipation of clomazone, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, trifloxystrobin, and propiconazol. The treatments were arranged in a factorial scheme and consisted of continuous flooding, intermittent flooding, and flushing irrigation (factor A) and by the application of the pesticides listed above (factor B). Total water runoff, and pesticide transport and dissipation rate were evaluated. Due to the larger rainfall storage, compared with continuous flooding, intermittent flooding and flushing irrigation provided a reduction of 53 and 95% of water runoff, resulting, respectively, in a reduction of 49 and 64% of the total mass transported into the environment in relation to the total applied in the field. The pesticide mass transported was lower than 3% of the total amount applied. Based on these results, it could be concluded that intermittent flooding and flushing irrigation minimize pesticide transport into the environment.Since the highest pesticide concentrations occur close to application time, it is of fundamental importance to conduct proper irrigation management providing maximum permanence in the environment.

Cyprinus carpio was exposed to imazethapyr and imazapic at laboratory and at field conditions. The laboratory experiment was carried out for 7 days and at rice field for 7, 30 and 90 days. Oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant profile were studied as well as metabolic parameters. After 7 days, brain AChE activity increases in laboratory and field, but in muscle, reduction was observed only in laboratory. At the same period, brain and muscle TBARS and liver CAT increase in the laboratory. Metabolic parameters showed changes in both conditions and exposure periods. After 30 days in rice field, brain AChE activity decreases and in muscle it was enhanced. After 90 days in field, only muscle AChE activity was reduced. The disorders in oxidative stress parameters and metabolism remained, indicating mainly a protein catabolism. This study pointed out short- and long-term effects of rice herbicides at environmentally relevant concentrations on toxicological parameters in tissues of C. carpio.

The effects of commercial formulation containing quinclorac and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides on acetylcholinesterase (AChE), antioxidant profile and metabolic parameters in teleost fish ( Leporinus obtusidens ) were studied. The fish were exposed during 90 days to commercial formulation containing quinclorac (204 μg L −1 ) and metsulfuron-methyl (5.8 μg L −1 ) herbicides in rice field irrigated condition. AChE activity in the brain and muscle decreased after exposure to both commercial formulations. The same response was observed for the TBARS levels in brain, liver and muscle. Liver catalase activity reduced after exposure to commercial formulation containing quinclorac and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides. Metabolic parameters in the liver and white muscle (glycogen, lactate, protein and glucose) were determined. These parameters showed different changes after exposure to both commercial formulations. This study pointed out long-term effects of exposure to commercial formulations containing herbicides used in rice on metabolic and enzymatic parameters in tissues of L. obtusidens .

Os herbicidas imazetapir e imazapique, usados em cultivares de arroz Clearfield®, possuem alta persistência e mobilidade no solo, ocasionando danos em genótipos de arroz não resistentes cultivados em rotação. Tais herbicidas podem lixiviar e atingir maiores profundidades ao longo do perfil. Esse posicionamento em profundidade pode ser um fator de seletividade e explicar parcialmente os diferentes resultados encontrados na literatura sobre o efeito residual do herbicida no solo. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o efeito da profundidade de localização no solo e da mistura formulada pelos herbicidas imazetapir e imazapique (75 e 25g e.a. L-1) na fitotoxicidade em genótipos de arroz não resistentes. Nesse sentido, foram conduzidos dois experimentos em solo com 15% de argila e 1,2% de matéria orgânica, em casa-de-vegetação, no campus da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul (RS). O experimento I consistiu de estudo preliminar visando a determinar a profundidade máxima de localização do herbicida no solo que causa danos ao arroz não resistente, e o herbicida foi alocado nas profundidades de 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 e 70cm. O experimento II também consistiu na alocação do herbicida em profundidades ao longo do perfil do solo de 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 e 18cm. As variáveis analisadas foram fitotoxicidade, massa da matéria seca e estatura das plantas. O herbicida resultante da mistura formulada de imazetapir com imazapique localizado próximo à superfície do solo causa danos intensos em plantas de arroz não resistente, porém, quando alocado em profundidades maiores que 20cm da superfície do solo, não prejudica o desenvolvimento de genótipos de arroz não resistentes a essa mistura de herbicidas. The herbicides imazethapyr and imazapic, used in Clearfield® rice, have high mobility and persistence in the soil, causing injury to non-resistant rice grown in rotation. These herbicides can leach and reach greater depths along the profile. This positioning can be a in-depth selectivity factor and partially explain the different results found in literature about carryover of imidazolines. To understand this effect, this study had the objective of to evaluate the effect of the positioning of the mixture of imazethapyr and imazapic (75g ai L-1 and 25g ai L-1) on the injury to non-resistant rice crop. Two experiments were carried out in soil with 15% clay and 1.2% organic matter in a greenhouse at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. Experiment I consisted of a preliminary study to verify the location depth of the herbicide in the soil profile that causes injury to rice non-tolerant rice, and the herbicides has been allocated at depths of 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 e 70cm. Experiment II also consisted in the allocation of herbicide at depths in the soil profile of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18cm. The variables were visual plant injury, plant shoot dry weight and plant height. The formulated mixture of imazethapyr + imazapic located near the soil surface cause injury to non resistant rice plants but when allocated at depths greater than 20cm of the soil surface does not affect the development of non-resistant rice.

The present work aimed to evaluate plant injury caused by residues in the soil of the formulated mixture of imazethapyr and imazapic to a nontolerant genotype of rice (IRGA 417) drilled at 371 and 705 d after herbicide application (DAA). Herbicide carryover reduced up to 55% of the grain yield of the IRGA 417 drilled at 371 DAA, and plant injury was still evident at 705 DAA but without grain yield reduction. Nomenclature: Imazethapyr; imazapic; rice, Oryza sativa L. ‘IRGA 417’

Herbicidas do grupo das imidazolinonas têm, em geral, fraca adsorção ao solo e alta solubilidade em água, e, por isso, os níveis de umidade do solo podem alterar a disponibilidade desses herbicidas e seu efeito sobre culturas suscetíveis. Com o objetivo de comparar o efeito de doses da mistura formulada de imazethapyr + imazapic (75 + 25 g i.a. L-1) sobre plantas de azevém, cultivadas em solo com três níveis de umidade, foi realizado um experimento em casa de vegetação, no delineamento em blocos ao acaso com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram constituídos pela combinação de sete níveis do fator dose (0, 100, 200, 300, 400, 600 e 800 mL ha-1 do produto formulado), combinados com três níveis do fator umidade do solo (0, -10 e -100 kPa). Houve aumento na toxicidade e na taxa de redução da massa da matéria seca das plantas com o aumento nas doses do herbicida, sendo esses efeitos menores em solo com teor de água de -100 kPa. O teor de água no solo altera a toxicidade da mistura formulada de imazethapyr + imazapic sobre o azevém, sendo a cultura mais afetada em solos com maiores níveis de umidade.

Os herbicidas imazethapyr + imazapic usados no sistema Clearfield® de produção de arroz irigado podem persistir no solo e afetar cultivares de arroz não tolerantes semeados em sucessão. O efeito sobre o arroz irrigado não tolerante pode variar de acordo com os genótipos e herbicidas utilizados no arroz cultivado em sucessão. Em vista disso, foi realizado um experimento com o objetivo de avaliar alternativas de cultivares e herbicidas para o retorno da produção de arroz não tolerante após o uso do sistema Clearfield. O experimento foi instalado em área de várzea sistematizada da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Santa Maria, RS) e conduzido no ano agrícola 2006/07. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos ao acaso, em esquema trifatorial, com três repetições. O fator A foi composto por dois sistemas de sucessão de cultivo de arroz irrigado nos primeiros três anos de cultivo (2003/04, 2004/05 e 2005/06): sistema de sucessão 1 - duas safras agrícolas com o uso do sistema Clearfield e aplicação de imazethapyr + imazapic (75 e 25 g i.a. ha-1) e uma safra com cultivo de arroz não tolerante, com aplicação de quinclorac; e sistema de sucessão 2 - três safras agrícolas com o uso do sistema Clearfield e aplicação do herbicida na mesma dose especificada anteriormente. O fator B foi representado pelos cultivares de arroz irrigado usados no quarto ano de cultivo (BR IRGA 409, IRGA 417, IRGA 422 CL e BRS 7 "TAIM"). O fator C foi representado por diferentes herbicidas aplicados na safra 2006/07: bispyribac-sodium, clomazone + propanil, cyhalofop-butyl, quinclorac e penoxsulam. O cultivo de arroz irrigado após o uso do sistema Clearfield® por dois anos requer, pelo menos, uma safra agrícola sem a aplicação do herbicida (imazethapyr + imazapic), para evitar que o residual dos herbicidas afete a produtividade do arroz não tolerante. A redução de produtividade do arroz não tolerante causada pelo residual do herbicida (imazethapyr + imazapic) semeado após três anos de uso consecutivo do sistema Clearfield foi de 30%. Não houve diferença entre os cultivares não tolerantes testados neste experimento quanto à suscetibilidade ao residual de imazethapyr + imazapic. Não houve aumento de fitotoxicidade nas plantas do arroz irrigado pela aplicação dos herbicidas no arroz irrigado não tolerante semeado na sucessão, porém ressalta-se a necessidade do uso de herbicidas que não sejam inibidores da enzima ALS para reduzir a pressão de seleção de plantas daninhas resistentes ou tolerantes a esses herbicidas.

Os agrotóxicos aplicados em lavouras de arroz irrigado podem ser transportados aos mananciais hídricos. A determinação da extensão dessa contaminação é importante para alertar a sociedade e seus governantes para esse problema. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalho foi monitorar a ocorrência de agrotóxicos em águas superficiais de sete regiões do sul do Brasil associadas ao cultivo de arroz irrigado em três épocas, na safra 2007/2008. As amostras de águas superficiais foram coletadas em três locais por região, totalizando 21 locais. Os agrotóxicos avaliados foram: clomazone, quinclorac, penoxsulam, imazethapyr, imazapic, carbofuran, 3-hydroxy-carbofuran, fipronil e tebuconazole. As amostras foram analisadas por LC-MS/MS. Imazethapyr, carbofuran e fipronil foram detectados em todas as regiões estudadas. Foi detectado maior número de agrotóxicos nas regiões da Depressão Central e Planície Costeira Externa à Lagoa dos Patos, com detecção de oito agrotóxicos, dos nove estudados. A Região Sul apresentou a menor contaminação, com a detecção de apenas quatro agrotóxicos. Todas as amostras em todas as épocas continham ao menos um agrotóxico.

Pesticides, such as herbicides can affect the metabolic and toxicological parameters on fish. For this reason, an experiment was carried out with the objective of to evaluate the effects of commercial formulations of clomazone and propanil herbicides on acetylcholinesterase (AChE), thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), catalase (CAT) and metabolic parameters in teleost fish (Leporinus obtusidens). Fish were exposed during 90 days to field measured concentration of the herbicides clomazone and propanil (376 and 1644 μg/L, respectively) on rice paddy water. Specific AChE activity in the brain and muscle decreased and TBARS levels decreased in brain, muscle and liver tissues. Liver catalase decreased after exposure to both herbicides. Metabolic parameters in the liver and white muscle showed different changes after exposure to both herbicides. In summary, the results showed that clomazone and propanil affects toxicological and metabolic parameters of piavas. These results suggest that environmentally relevant herbicides concentrations are toxic to Leporinus obtusidens.

O uso de herbicidas do grupo químico das imidazolinonas, em cultivares de arroz tolerantes, pode causar fitotoxicidade inicial nessas cultivares. Práticas integradas de manejo, como época de aplicação de nitrogênio e início da irrigação, podem reduzir a fitotoxicidade, acelerando a recuperação das plantas. Em vista disto, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar o efeito de épocas de aplicação de nitrogênio em cobertura e início da irrigação, visando a minimizar a fitotoxicidade, no arroz IRGA 422 CL, causada pelo herbicida composto pela mistura formulada de imazethapyr + imazapic (75+25g L-1), na dose de 1,25L ha-1, acrescido do adjuvante não iônico (Dash HC®), na concentração de 0,5% v/v. O experimento foi conduzido nos anos agrícolas de 2005/06 e 2006/07, em Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), no delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, em esquema bifatorial (4x3) + 1, com quatro repetições. O fator A refere-se a épocas de início da irrigação por inundação (um, cinco, 10 e 15 dias após aplicação do herbicida - DAT) e o fator B, às épocas de aplicação de nitrogênio em cobertura (1, 5 e 10DAT), mais uma testemunha não tratada com o herbicida. Na cultivar tolerante, a fitotoxicidade observada em plantas de arroz, após a aplicação do herbicida, é menor se a adubação nitrogenada em cobertura for realizada precocemente (até o quinto dia após a aplicação do herbicida) e a irrigação da lavoura for realizada no dia seguinte ao da aplicação do herbicida ou tardiamente (15DAT); não afetando a produtividade de grãos. A inundação tardia não é recomendável, pois pode favorecer a emergência de arroz vermelho em áreas infestadas. The use of imidazolinones herbicides in tolerant rice genotypes can cause injury to rice plant. Integrated management practices, such as, water and nitrogen management could be able to reduce this problem, either reducing the injury or speeding the recovery. For this reason, it was carried out a field experiment with the objective of evaluating the effects of flood and nitrogen topdressing application timing on the rice plant injury caused by the formulated mixture of the herbicides imazethapyr and imazapic (75 and 25g a.i. L-1) at 1.25L ha-1, in the IRGA 422 CL rice cultivar. The experiment was carried out on 2005/06 and 2006/07 growing season, in a lowland area in the city of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. The experimental design was a randomized block in a factorial scheme (4x3)+1 with split plot and four replications. The factor A were the flood timing (1, 5, 10 and 15 days after herbicide application - DAT) and the factor B were the topdressing nitrogen application (1, 5 and 10DAT), plus an untreated check. The results showed that in the tolerant rice cultivar, the injury promoted by the use of the herbicide was lower when the nitrogen application was done earlier (until the 5th day after herbicide application) and the flooding was done on the day following the herbicide application or at 15 days after herbicide application, without impact on grain yield. But, regarding to the late flooding (15DAT), this is not a recommendable practice because it can favor the red rice emergence in infested areas.

A mistura formulada dos herbicidas imazethapyr e imazapic é utilizada para controlar arroz-vermelho em cultivos de arroz irrigado. Entretanto, esses herbicidas podem persistir no solo por longos períodos, causando introxicação ao arroz suscetível cultivado em sucessão. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito de diferentes manejos de solo, durante a entressafra do arroz, sobre a ação residual do imazethapyr e imazapic, em arroz não tolerante. O residual desses herbicidas causou introxicação no arroz suscetível após um ano da última aplicação dos herbicidas. A introxicação atingiu valores máximos até 25 dias após a emergência (DAE), ocorrendo redução da introxicação após esse período, até praticamente desaparecer (60 DAE). O residual do herbicida alterou o estande de plantas, o número de colmos m-2, o número de panículas m-2 e a altura de plantas, porém não afetou a produtividade de grãos do arroz. O revolvimento do solo diminuiu a atividade do herbicida na camada superficial de solo (0-3 m).

Devido à importância do arroz na dieta, sua composição e suas características nutricionais estão diretamente relacionadas à saúde da população. Este cereal constitui-se em fonte de energia, devido ao alto teor de amido, fornecendo também proteínas, lipídios, vitaminas e minerais. O presente trabalho de revisão objetivou examinar a composição do arroz, suas características nutricionais e o melhoramento destas através da genética. São observadas variações na composição do arroz, tanto devido ao genótipo quanto ao processamento, afetando as características nutricionais. O arroz apresenta efeito positivo na prevenção de diversas doenças crônicas devido a diferentes constituintes, e sua composição vem sendo melhorada através da genética, obtendo-se grãos com características nutricionais mais interessantes. Due to the importance of rice in the diet, its composition and nutritional characteristics are related to human's health. This cereal is a source of energy, due to its high starch content, also providing proteins, lipids, vitamins and minerals. The present review aimed at examining rice composition, its nutritional characteristics, and the improvement of these characteristics through genetic modification. Variations in rice composition are observed due to genotype and processing, affecting nutritional characteristics. Rice has a positive effect on the prevention of several chronic diseases due to different constituents, and its composition has been improved through genetic modifications, resulting in grains with more interesting nutritional characteristics.

Os herbicidas podem persistir no solo ou ser carreados para fora da área, contaminando mananciais hídricos a jusante da lavoura. Em vista disso, o presente trabalho objetivou estimar a persistência dos herbicidas imazethapyr e clomazone na lâmina de água de arroz irrigado. Para isso, foi realizado um ensaio com diferentes doses e épocas de aplicação da mistura formulada (75 g i.a. ha-1 de imazethapyr + 25 g i.a. ha-1 de imazapic) e clomazone (1.500 g i.a. ha-1). Para determinação dos produtos na água de irrigação, foram coletadas amostras de água a partir do primeiro dia até 62 dias após a inundação. Os resultados demonstraram que o período de detecção dos herbicidas na água de irrigação foi mais longo para o imazethapyr que para o clomazone. A meia-vida do imazethapyr na lâmina da água variou conforme o tratamento, com valores entre 1,6 e 6,2 dias, e a do clomazone foi de cinco dias.

Irrigated rice production can involve environmental contamination with pesticides due to the proximity of the fields to rivers and to management problems. During three years (2000 to 2003) the rice herbicides clomazone, propanil and quinclorac were quantified in water during the rice growing season, in the Vacacaí and Vacacaí-Mirim Rivers, located in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) State, Brazil. Water samples were taken at several locations in each river, selected by their importance in terms of rice drainage area. The samples were analyzed by HPLC-UV. At least one herbicide was detected in 41% of the samples from the Vacacaí River and 33% from the Vacacaí-Mirim River. The most frequent herbicide in both rivers and in each year was clomazone. The amount of herbicides in the river water was dependent on the rainfall regime. River water contamination by rice herbicides is probably caused by the rice water management used in the fields. The maintenance of flooded areas makes herbicides prone to contaminate the environment. To reduce the environmental contamination risk it is necessary to adopt measures to avoid overflow of flooded rice fields, keeping paddy water in the field for time enough to reduce the herbicide concentration before its release and enhancing the quality of the levees to reduce the probability of paddy rice overflow.

The biopesticide, azadirachtin (Aza) is less hazardous to the environment, but may cause several toxic effects in aquatic organisms. The Cyprinus carpio (n = 12, for all concentrations) after 10 days of acclimation under controlled conditions, were exposed at 20, 40, and 60 μL/L of Aza during 96 h. After this period, fish were anesthetized and euthanized then mucus layer and gills collected. In this study, the effects of exposure to different Aza concentrations were analysed through a set of biomarkers: Na+/K+-ATPase, lipid peroxidation (TBARS), protein carbonyl (PC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), non-protein thiols (NPSH), ascorbic acid (AsA) and histological parameters and, yet, protein and glucose concentration in the surface area of mucous layer. Na+K+-ATPase was inhibited at 40 and 60 μL/L compared to control. TBARS decreased at 40 μL/L compared to control. PC, SOD and GST increased at 60 μL/L in comparison to control. CAT increased at 20 and 60 μL/L, and GPx increased in all Aza concentrations compared to control. NPSH decreased and AsA increased in all concentrations in comparison to control. Histological analyses demonstrated an increase in the intensity of the damage with increasing Aza concentration. Alterations in histological examination were elevation and hypertrophy of the epithelial cells of the secondary filament, hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the mucous and chlorate cells and lamellar aneurism. Glucose and protein concentrations in mucus layer increased at 60 μL/L compared to control. In general, we suggest that 60 μL/L Aza concentration affected several parameters causing disruptions carp metabolism.

Além do impacto ambiental, a deriva de glyphosate pode causar danos sobre culturas sensíveis a esse herbicida. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência de adjuvantes e pontas de pulverização na deriva de glyphosate aplicado via terrestre. O estudo foi conduzido em campo, arranjado em esquema fatorial (3 x 9), sendo o primeiro fator constituído por três pontas de pulverização: uma de jato plano (Teejet XR 110.015) e duas de jato plano com indução de ar (Teejet AIXR 110.015 e Teejet TTI 110.015). O segundo fator foi composto por sete adjuvantes: Break Thru(r) (0,1% v.v.), Grap' Oil(r) (0,5% v.v.), Grap Super Gun(r) (0,03% v.v.), Iharol(r) (1% v.v.), NP-10(r) (0,075 L ha-1), Dash HC(r) (0,5% v.v.) e Emultec R(r) (0,05 L ha-1). Os adjuvantes foram adicionados à calda de aplicação juntamente com o herbicida Roundup Transorb R(r) na dose de 2,16 kg e.a. ha-1. Além desses, foram incluídos dois tratamentos testemunha: um sem aplicação e outro com aplicação de glyphosate sem adjuvante. As variáveis avaliadas foram a distância percorrida pelas gotas para fora do alvo, a fitotoxicidade causada pela deriva, o diâmetro mediano volumétrico, a densidade de gotas e o volume recuperado pela utilização de papéis hidrossensíveis. As pontas de pulverização TTI 110.015 e AIXR 110.015 proporcionaram menor deriva que a ponta XR 110.015. As pontas TTI e AIXR apresentaram menor densidade de gotas e maior diâmetro mediano volumétrico, quando comparadas à ponta XR. A utilização dos adjuvantes NP-10(r) e Emultec R(r) com a ponta de pulverização XR 110.015 aumentou a deriva quando comparada com a aplicação de glyphosate sem adjuvante, porém não diferiram dos demais adjuvantes. O adjuvante Emultec R(r) aumentou o DMV das gotas, quando geradas pela ponta XR 110.015. A utilização dos adjuvantes Grap' Oil(r), Grap Super Gun(r), Iharol(r) e Dash HC(r) diminuiu a densidade de gotas derivadas, quando geradas pela ponta XR 110.015. Glyphosate drift can cause environmental impact and also affect crops that are sensitive to this herbicide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different adjuvants and different nozzles on glyphosate drift in terrestrial applications. The study was conducted in the field, arranged in a factorial design (3 x 9): factor A consisted of three different spray nozzles: one flat spray nozzle (Teejet = XR 110.015) and two air induction flat spray nozzles (Teejet AIXR 110.015 and Teejet TTI 110.015). Factor B was composed of seven adjuvants: Break Thru(r) (0.1% v.v.), Grap' Oil(r) (0.5% v.v.), Grap Super Gun(r) (0.03% v.v.), Iharol(r) (1% v.v.), NP-10(r) (0.075 L ha-1), Dash HC(r) (0.5% v.v.) and Emultec R(r) (0.05 L ha-1). The adjuvants were added to Roundup Transorb R(r) herbicide at 2.16 a.i. ha-1. Moreover, there were two control treatments, one untreated check and another one with application of glyphosate without adjuvant. The distance of droplets off-target, injury caused by drift, volumetric median diameter (VMD), droplet density and volume were evaluated by water sensitive paper cards. The TTI 110.015 spray nozzle resulted in lesser drift when compared to the AIXR 110.015 and XR 110.015 nozzles. The TTI and AIXR nozzles showed lower droplet density and greater VMD compared with the XR nozzle. The use of NP-10(r) and Emultec R(r) adjuvants with spray nozzle XR 110.015 increases drift. Adjuvant Emultec R(r) increases VMD droplets when used with the XR 110.015 nozzle. The use of adjuvants Grap' Oil(r), Grap Super Gun(r), Iharol(r) and Dash HC(r) decrease density derived droplets when generated with the XR 110.015 nozzle.

The use of plants to decontaminate water and soil contaminated with both organic and inorganic pollutants is a promising technology for sustainable agriculture. The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of plant species in the remediation of formulated mixtures of imazethapyr and imazapic, using the irrigated rice cultivar IRGA 417 as bioindicator. The treatments consisted of the combination of 13 plant species with seven rates of a formulated mixture of imazethapyr and Imazapic (75+25 g e.a. L-1 respectively): 0, 200, 300, 400, 500, 1000 and 4000 mL ha-1. To evaluate the potential for phytoremediation in these species, symptoms of injury and plant height were measured in rice plants at 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after emergence and shoot dry weight at 28 days after emergence. Glycine max, Lolium multiflorum and Lotus corniculatus are potentially promising species in the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with the herbicide imazethapyr and imazapic (up to 4000 mL ha-1), due to being more adapted to hydromorphic environments, which is a feature found in soils cultivated with irrigated rice. Crotalaria juncea, Canavalia ensiformis, Stizolobium aterrimum, Vicia sativa, Raphanus sativus and Triticum aestivum are species capable of the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with imazethapyr + imazapic, however the occurrence of anoxia in hydromorphic soils reduce the establishment and development of these plants. O uso de plantas para descontaminar água e solo contaminados com poluentes orgânicos e inorgânicos é uma tecnologia promissora para a agricultura sustentável. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a eficiência de espécies vegetais na remediação da mistura formulada de imazetapir + imazapique, utilizando a cultivar de arroz irrigado IRGA 417 como planta bioindicadora. Os tratamentos foram compostos pela combinação entre 13 espécies vegetais e sete doses da mistura formulada de imazetapir + imazapique (75 + 25 g e.a. L-1, respectivamente): zero, 200; 300; 400; 500; 1.000 e 4.000 mL ha-1. Para a avaliação do pontecial fitorremediador dessas espécies foram avaliadas a altura e sintomas de fitointoxicação nas plantas de arroz irrigado, aos 7; 14; 21 e 28 dias após a emergência, e massa seca da parte aérea aos 28 dias após a emergência. Glycine max, Lolium multiflorum e Lotus corniculatus por serem mais adaptadas a ambientes hidromórficos, característica essa encontrada em solos cultivados com arroz irrigado, são espécies potencialmente promissoras em fitorremediar solos contaminados com o herbicida imazetapir + imazapique (até 4.000 mL ha-1). Crotalaria juncea, Canavalia ensiformis, Stizolobium aterrimum, Vicia sativa, Raphanus sativus e Triticum aestivum são espécies capazes de fitorremediar solos contaminados com imazetapir + imazapique, porém a ocorrência de anoxia em solos hidromórficos dificultam o estabelecimento e desenvolvimento das plantas.

Dose-response experiments were carried out to evaluate the sensitivity of imidazolinone-resistant red rice to nonselective herbicides currently used in rice-soybean rotation in Rio Grande do Sul. Two red rice biotypes previously identified as resistant and susceptible to the imidazolinone herbicides were treated with imazapic plus imazapic, glyphosate and glufosinate under nine herbicide rates. A non-linear log-logistic analysis was used to estimate the herbicide rate that provided 50% red rice control and dry weight reduction (GR50). Imidazolinone-resistant red rice exhibited greater GR50 values than imidazolinone-susceptible biotype for imazapyr plus imazapic. In contrast, both imidazolinone-resistant and susceptible red rice showed similar GR50values for glyphosate and glufosinate. These results indicate that glyphosate and glufosinate effectively control imidazolinone-resistant red rice at similar herbicide rates used to control imidazolinone-susceptible; however, integrated weed management practices must be adopted in rice-soybean rotation to delay resistance evolution of red rice populations to glyphosate and glufosinate Curvas de dose-resposta foram conduzidas para avaliar a sensibilidade de arroz-vermelho resistente às imidazolinonas para herbicidas não-seletivos, comumente utilizados em áreas de rotação soja-arroz irrigado no Rio Grande do Sul. Dois biótipos de arroz-vermelho, previamente identificados como suscetível e resistente às imidazolinonas, foram aspergidos com imazapyr+imazapic, glyphosate e glufosinate sob nove concentrações herbicidas. Utilizou-se análise de regressão não linear do tipo log-logística para estimar a concentração herbicida que proporcionou 50% de controle e redução na massa de matéria seca da parte aérea (GR50) de arroz-vermelho. O biótipo de arroz-vermelho resistente às imidazolinonas demonstrou maior GR50, quando comparado ao biótipo suscetível para imazapyr+imazapic. Valores similares de GR50 foram observados para ambos os biótipos tratados com glyphosate e glufosinate. Esses resultados indicam que os herbicidas glyphosate e glufosinate controlam efetivamente biótipos de arroz-vermelho resistente às imidazolinonas em doses recomendadas para controlar biótipos suscetíveis às imidazolinonas. No entanto, práticas integradas de manejo devem ser utilizadas para retardar a evolução da resistência de arroz-vermelho aos herbicidas glyphosate e glufosinate na rotação soja-arroz irrigado

Após várias décadas de busca de alternativas para controle do arroz-vermelho, desenvolveram-se genótipos de arroz tolerantes a herbicida do grupo químico das imidazolinonas, o qual controla eficientemente esta planta daninha no Sistema Clearfield. O experimento teve como objetivo avaliar: a eficiência do controle de arroz-vermelho com a mistura formulada dos herbicidas imazethapyr (75 g L-1) + imazapic (25 g L-1) (produto comercial Only®); o residual do herbicida no solo através dos danos causados ao azevém e arroz não-tolerante; e a taxa de ocorrência de cruzamento natural entre o arroz-vermelho e o arroz cultivado. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos ao acaso, com três tratamentos e doze repetições. Para determinar o fluxo gênico entre o arroz tolerante a imidazolinonas e o arroz-vermelho, foram coletadas e analisadas as panículas de arroz-vermelho não-controladas. O efeito residual do herbicida em culturas não-tolerantes foi verificado através de coleta de fitomassa de azevém e do estande inicial do cultivar de arroz não-tolerante semeado no ano seguinte. O herbicida testado controlou eficientemente o arroz-vermelho e a fitotoxicidade inicial não reduziu a produtividade do cultivar tolerante. O estande inicial do cultivar IRGA 417 foi afetado pelo residual do herbicida no solo. Os resultados mostraram também que ocorre cruzamento natural entre o arroz-vermelho e o arroz cultivado, e a taxa obtida no experimento foi de 0,065%.

A infestação por arroz-vermelho (Oryza spp.) constitui-se num dos principais fatores limitantes da produtividade de grãos do arroz irrigado. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o controle de arroz-vermelho e o desempenho de dois genótipos de arroz irrigado, IRGA 422 CL e Tuno CL, tolerantes a herbicidas do grupo das imidazolinonas em resposta a doses e épocas de aplicações da mistura formulada de imazethapyr (75 g L-1) + imazapic (25 g L-1) (produto comercial Only®), em áreas com alta infestação de arroz-vermelho. O experimento foi conduzido em Santa Maria-RS no ano agrícola 2004/05. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos ao acaso em esquema bifatorial (2 x 10), com quatro repetições. O fator A foi composto por dois genótipos de arroz tolerantes às imidazolinonas, um cultivar (IRGA 422 CL) e um híbrido (Tuno CL); e o fator D, pelos tratamentos para controle de arroz-vermelho oriundos de combinações de doses e épocas de aplicação do herbicida. Constatou-se que o híbrido é mais tolerante ao herbicida Only®, quando comparado ao cultivar, sendo possível a utilização de dose total de até 200% no híbrido, em áreas com alta infestação de arroz-vermelho, sem afetar a produtividade. Porém é importante salientar que o incremento da dose do herbicida pode causar problemas de residual a culturas não tolerantes semeadas na seqüência.O controle de arroz-vermelho é total com aplicação fracionada do herbicida em pré e pós-emergência (PRÉ + PÓS), desde que o total aplicado não seja inferior a 125%. Essa condição é atendida pelo tratamento com 75% em PRÉ seguido de 50% em PÓS, o qual propicia a menor dose total entre aqueles com 100% de controle, não afetando a produtividade e apresentando fitotoxicidade semelhante ao tratamento com 100% em PÓS, utilizado como referência.

The recent introduction of imidazolinone-tolerant rice varieties allow imazethapyr to be used in commercial rice. Little is known about imazethapyr photodegradation in the rice field. Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the direct and indirect photolysis rates for imazethapyr and to evaluate the photolysis of imazethapyr in three rice paddy waters. The reaction quantum yield (phi I) for imazethapyr was determined to be 0.023 +/- 0.002, while the hydroxyl radical rate constant (K(I)*OH) was 2.8 x 10(13) M(-1) h(-1). These results show that imazethapyr is susceptible to both direct and indirect photolysis reactions in water. The results also show that imazethapyr photolysis in paddy water will be affected by turbidity because of its impact on the availability of sunlight to drive direct and indirect photolysis reactions.

The Wild Poinsettia (Euphorbia heterophylla L.) has elevated potential to reduce the soybean yield and is a difficult to control plant due to herbicide resistance. The objectives of this study were to determine the changes in the photosynthetic physiological parameters, secondary metabolite levels, cellular damage, and antioxidant system activity in soybean plants and Wild Poinsettia biotypes with a low level of resistance or susceptibility to glyphosate in competition with soybeans. Two replacement series experiments were conducted in a greenhouse under competition between soybeans and the low-level resistant biotype (experiment I) or susceptible biotype (experiment II). The treatments consisted of different proportions of soybean plants and Wild Poinsettia [100:0 (pure stand of soybean), 50:50, and 0:100 (pure stand of Wild Poinsettia)] and different evaluation periods (the 2013/14 and 2014/15 growing seasons). The following parameters were analyzed: the chlorophyll, carotenoid (CRT), total phenol, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and lipid peroxidation levels and the catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity. Generally, competition between the soybeans and the Wild Poinsettia biotypes did not alter the photosynthetic parameters or the photosynthetic pigment levels of the crop. For the weed biotypes, competition with the soybeans negatively affected photosynthesis. Greater losses of chlorophylls and CRTs were observed for the susceptible biotype when in competition with soybeans, whereas the opposite trend was observed for the biotype with a low level of resistance. No cellular damage or alterations in antioxidant system enzyme activity was observed, which indicated a lack of oxidative stress.