Differential susceptibility of brachiaria species to glyphosate

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the differential susceptibility of Urochloa species to glyphosate. Two experiments were carried out at Embrapa Gado de Leite, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The first experiment was carried out in pots placed on benches in an open environment, and the second one in the field. A randomized block design arranged in split plot was used for both experiments. Three species of brachiaria (U. brizantha, U. decumbens and U. ruziziensis) were sown in the plots, and the subplots consisted of the glyphosate acid equivalent doses (0, 180, 360, 540, 720, 1,080, and 1,440 g ha^-1). There is variability among the evaluated Urochloa species regarding glyphosate susceptibility, and U. ruziziensis is the most susceptible. The knowledge on the differential susceptibility among the evaluated Urochloa species allows for a saving from 12 to 16% herbicide glyphosate dose.