Identifying Optimum Herbicide Mixtures to Manage and Avoid Fenoxaprop-p-Ethyl Resistant Phalaris minor in Wheat

T Abbas,A Tanveer,R Ahmad,M.A Nadeem

doi:10.1590/s0100-83582016340400019

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Journal: Planta Daninha	Publication Date: Dec 1, 2016
Citations: 11	License type: cc-by

Affiliation: The University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Abstract

ABSTRACT Use of herbicide mixtures has been advocated as most effective strategy for avoidance and management of herbicide resistant weeds. Effect of twelve selected treatments of four herbicides (clodinafop-propargil, metribuzin, pinoxaden and sulfosulfuron) two-way mixtures at different doses was investigated against fenoxaprop-p-ethyl resistant and susceptible populations of P. minor grown along the wheat plants. In repeated experiment, herbicides mixtures were applied at 3 to 4 leaf stage of P. minor under greenhouse conditions. All the herbicide mixtures were effective to control resistant as well as susceptible P. minor. Mixtures having 75% lethal dose of each mixture component provided best control against P. minor. Mixtures with 50% lethal dose of each herbicide also provided more than 80% control of P. minor. Surviving P. minor plants after exposure to herbicide mixtures showed reduced growth and seed production potential. No mixture combination produced phytotoxic effects on wheat plant up to 75% of lethal dose of each mixture component. Mixtures including clodinafop-propargil + metribuzin, pinoxaden + sulfosulfuron and pinoxaden + metribuzin at 100% dose of each mixture component produced minor phytotoxic effects on wheat plants and caused no reduction in terms of ultimate growth and grain yield. However, mixture of sulfosulfuron + clodinafop-propargil at 100% dose of each component was phytotoxic to wheat and caused significant reduction in term of growth and grain yield. So, farmers can use these mixtures even at 75% of recommended dose of mixture component to control susceptible and resistant P. minor in wheat.

Highlights

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a staple food of Pakistani people and it is considered a key component of global food security
Alternative strategies to help avoid the development of resistance and to manage resistant P. minor is crucial for the sustainability of wheat
Our results showed that herbicide mixtures can be successfully used to control fenoxaprop-p-ethyl resistant and susceptible P. minor

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Introduction

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a staple food of Pakistani people and it is considered a key component of global food security. Among the challenges of wheat production sustainability, the issue of herbicide resistant weeds is the most relevant. Phalaris minor (littleseed canary grass) is a major issue and the most challenging weed of wheat crop and found in more than 60 countries around the world (Travlos, 2012). Duary and Yaduraju (2005) have claimed that as the density of littleseed canarygrass increased from 0 to 200 plants m-2, wheat grain yield reduced by 32.6%. Due to its morphological resemblances with wheat crop, P. minor control is totally herbicide dependent (Chhokar et al, 2008). P. minor resistance against most of the commonly used herbicides has been increasing in many countries around the world (Heap, 2015). Alternative strategies to help avoid the development of resistance and to manage resistant P. minor is crucial for the sustainability of wheat

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