selectivity of preemergence herbicide treatments for cotton crop

Abstract

The use of preemergence herbicides in cotton crop is one of the main tools in weed control. However, little is known about the effects of different herbicide tank mixtures on this crop. Therefore, this work was aimed at evaluating the selectivity of herbicides applied isolated or in mixtures to cotton at preemergence. Herbicide treatments included alachlor, s-metolachlor, diuron, prometryn, trifluralin, oxyfluorfen, alachlor+diuron, alachlor+prometryn, s-metolachlor+diuron, s-metolachlor+prometryn, oxyfluorfen+diuron, oxyfluorfen+prometryn, trifluralin+diuron, trifluralin+prometryn, trifluralin+oxyfluorfen. Herbicide treatments did not affect cotton stand. Oxyfluorfen, isolated or in mixture with diuron, prometryn, and trifluralin caused more significant crop injuries than all the other herbicide treatments. However, only oxyfluorfen+diuron, and trifluralin+oxyfluorfen decreased crop yield, and are regarded as presenting lower selectivity to cotton, cv. Delta-Opal.