Weed management boosts yield in fine rice under system of rice intensification

The system of rice intensification has emerged as a promising rice production package but weed infestation could lead to incomplete benefits from the system. A two-year field study was performed to determine an appropriate method of weed management in SRI. Weed management treatments were manual hoeing 20, 40 and 60 days after transplanting (DAT), hoeing with rotary hoe at 20, 40 and 60 DAT, hoeing with rotary hoe at 20 DAT + spray with sorghum and sunflower water extracts at 15 L ha-1 40 DAT, manual hoeing 20 DAT + spray with sorghum and sunflower water extracts, both in equal amount, at 15 L ha-1 40 DAT, orthosulfamuron at 145 g a.i. ha-1 7 DAT, weedy check and weed free. Manual hoeing at 20, 40 and 60 DAT was the treatment that exhibited the maximum kernel yield i.e. 5.34 and 4.99 t ha-1., which was 8.4 and 7.2% higher than orthosulfamuron and 61.0 and 64.9% higher than weedy check, during both years of study, respectively. The highest weed suppression was also achieved by manual hoeing at 20, 40 and 60 DAT with weed control efficiency of 87.89 and 82.32% during 2010 and 2011, respectively. Manual hoeing at 20, 40 and 60 DAT is an eco-friendly, non-chemical weed control method to increase kernel yield of fine rice under SRI.

Interação competitiva de genótipos de arroz e papuã

Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a resposta competitiva de genótipos de arroz na presença de um biótipo de papuã (Brachiaria plantaginea), em diferentes proporções de plantas na associação. O delineamento experimental adotado foi o completamente casualizado com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram arranjados em série de substituição e constituíram-se de cinco proporções de plantas de arroz e do papuã na associação (100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 e 0:100). Aos 50 dias após a emergência das espécies, efetuou-se a aferição do perfilhamento, da estatura, da área foliar e da massa seca da parte aérea das plantas de arroz e de papuã. Foi observada competição entre os genótipos de arroz e o papuã, sendo ambos afetados negativamente, independentemente da proporção de plantas testada, provocando, em todos os casos, redução das variáveis avaliadas. Ocorreu diferenciação da habilidade competitiva entre os genótipos de arroz, quando na presença da planta daninha. O genótipo BRS Sinuelo CL foi mais competitivo quando se analisou a massa seca e área foliar, ao passo que o BRS Querência sobressaiu em relação ao BRS Sinuelo CL para o perfilhamento. O papuã apresenta elevada habilidade competitiva com o arroz irrigado, necessitando de controle para que não venha afetar negativamente o crescimento e o desenvolvimento da cultura.

Host suitability of weeds and forage species to root-knot nematode meloidogyne graminicola as a funcion of irrigation management

The irrigated rice production can be limited by various phytopathogenic agents, including root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.). Thus, the aim of this research was to check the host suitability of plant species most often found off-season and during rice cultivation, to root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola, under two irrigation managements. Two experiments were conducted in a completely randomized design. In the first experiment seven plant species that occur in an area of rice cultivation, in fallow, off-season were evaluated. For the second experiment nine weed species infesting the irrigated rice culture were tested in rainfed and flooding conditions. The sixteen species, kept individually in pots with sterilized substrate, were inoculated with 5,000 eggs and second stage juveniles (J2) of nematode. BRS 410 IRGA rice plants inoculated with M.graminicola were used as control. Two months after inoculation, the root system of each plant was evaluated for number of galls and nematode reproduction factor. It was verified that the species of off-season of rice cultivation Sida rhombifolia, Raphanus raphanistrum, Spergula arvensis, Lotus corniculatus and Trifolium repens, and, during the cycle of rice cultivation, Aeschynomene denticulata, Leersia hexandra, are immune to nematode. The plant species off-season, Avena strigosa and Lolium multiflorum and of cultivation, Alternanthera philoxeroides, red rice, Echinochloa crusgalli, Cyperus difformis, Cyperus esculentus, Cyperus iria and Fimbristylis miliacea would behave as hosts of M.graminicola, mostly under rainfed conditions.

Assessing the Potential of the Water Soluble Allelopaths of Marsilea minuta in Rice and Wheat

To investigate the allelopathic effect of Marsilea minuta against the germination and seedling growths of rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat (Triticum aestivum), germination bioassays were conducted in both Petri dish and soil cultures in laboratory conditions. Rice and wheat seeds were allowed to germinate in a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5% (w/v) aqueous extract of whole plant and 2, 4, 6, and 8% (w/w) plant residue-incorporated soils of M. minuta. In Petri dish experiments, 5% (w/v) an aqueous extract of M. mimuta showed significantly lower germination percentages (18.8% and 56.3%), root lengths (0.9 and 4.5 cm), shoot lengths (3.3 and 12.4 cm), seedling lengths (4.1 and 25.0 cm), root dry weights (1.4 and 5.6 g), shoot dry weights (1.1 and 9.0 g), seedling biomasses (2.5 and 14.6 g), and seedling vigor indices (77.4 and 957.3) in rice and wheat, respectively. In pot experiments, the M. minuta residue infested soil, with 8% concentration, produced significantly lower germination percentages (25.3 and 37.5%), root lengths (2.7 and 6.1 cm), shoot lengths (6.2 and 16.5 cm), seedling lengths (8.9 and 22.6 cm), root dry weights (2.4 and 5.5 g), shoot dry weights (4.0 and 2.8 g), seedling biomasses (6.4 and 8.3 g), and seedling vigor indices (224.1 and 855.3) in rice and wheat, respectively. The highest phytotoxic action of 5% aqueous whole plant extract of M. minuta against test crops seem to be due to the presence of two potent phenolic compounds, namely p-coumaric acid (2.91 mg L-1) and m-coumaric acid (1.59 mg L-1) as determined by HPLC analysis.

Imidazolinone Degradation in Soil in Response to Application History

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.

Carryover of Imazethapyr + Imazapic on Ryegrass and Non-tolerant Rice as Affected by Thickness of Soil Profile

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.

MULTIPLE RESISTANCE OF Sagittaria montevidensis BIOTYPES TO ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE AND PHOTOSYSTEM II INHIBITING HERBICIDES

ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to evaluate the occurance of multiple resistance of Sagittaria montevidensis (SAGMO) biotypes to acetolactate synthase (ALS) and photosystem II (PSII) inhibiting herbicides through dose-response experiments. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse from October 2012 to March 2013, in Pelotas, RS. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four replications. Treatments were arranged in a triple factorial design: two biotypes of S. montevidensis(SAGMO 35 - susceptible to herbicides and SAGMO 32 - suspected to be multiple resistance to ALS and PSII inhibiting herbicides), four herbicides (penoxsulam, (imazethapyr+imazapic), bentazon and saflufenacil) and 8 rates of these herbicides (1/32x, 1/16x, 1/8x, 1/4x, 1/2x, 0x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and 64x). SAGMO 32 biotype presented high levels of resistance to penoxsulam, (imazethapyr+imazapic) and bentazon. For a 50% reduction in dry matter of the resistant biotype rate of 138 and 2.46 times higher than the label required for the susceptible biotype of the herbicides (imazethapyr+imazapic) and bentazon, respectively, are required. Saflufenacil may be used successfully to controlSagittaria montevidensis resistant in irrigated rice.

Efeitos alelopáticos de extratos aquosos de Crinum americanum L.

Investigamos a ação de extratos aquosos de Crinum americanum L. sobre a germinação e crescimento inicial de Lactuca sativa L., Sesamum indicum L. e Raphanus sativus L. e das espécies invasoras: Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) P. Beauv., Ipomoea grandifolia (Dammer) O'Donell e Bidens pilosa L. Preparamos os extratos aquosos a partir de exemplares de um estuário cego em Caraguatatuba, São Paulo. Montamos controles osmóticos com PEG 6000. Analisamos os dados de germinação com Kruskal-Wallis e pós-teste de Dunn, e os dados de crescimento inicial com ANOVA e pós-teste de Tukey. Para todas as espécies testadas obtivemos diminuição na porcentagem e no crescimento inicial e aumento do tempo médio da germinação. O controle osmótico indicou pouca influência da osmolaridade na germinação. Concluímos que C. americanum possui potencial alelopático sobre as espécies testadas.

Fungitoxicidade in vitro de iprodione sobre o crescimento micelial de fungos que se associam a sementes de arroz

Este estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar a fungitoxicidade de iprodione, em diferentes concentrações, sobre o crescimento micelial in vitro dos fungos mais comuns disseminados pelas sementes de arroz no Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Isolados de Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus ochraceus, Curvularia oryzae, Drechslera oryzae, Gerlachia oryzae, Phoma sorghina e Pyricularia grisea foram obtidos de sementes de arroz e o seu cresci-mento micelial foi avaliado em meio BDA contendo o fungicida nas concentrações de 10mg.l-1, 50mg.l-1, 100mg.l-1 e 500mg.l-1, após sete dias de incubação. O efeito de iprodione foi avaliado por meio da ED50 (dose necessária para inibir em 50% o crescimento micelial). O fungicida iprodione inibe com alto efeito (ED50<10mg.l-1) o crescimento micelial dos fungos A. alternata, A. niger, A. ochraceus, C. oryzae, D. oryzae e G. oryzae, médio efeito (ED50 entre 10 e 50mg.l-1) Phoma sorghina e baixo efeito (ED50>50mg.l-1) Pyricularia grisea. Os fungos A. niger e A. ochraceus foram os mais sensíveis a iprodione, tendo apresentado ED50 de 2,5 e 3,1mg.l-1, respectivamente.

Efeitos de regulador de crescimento e controle químico de doenças na qualidade fisiológica e sanitária de sementes de arroz

O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito da aplicação do regulador de crescimento ethephon e do fungicida tebuconazole sobre a qualidade fisiológica e sanitária das sementes de arroz, produzidas em diferentes densidades de semeadura. Foi utilizada uma combinação fatorial (2x2x4) de duas cultivares (IRGA 417 e El Paso L 144), duas densidades de semeadura (50 e 150kg ha-1) e quatro tratamentos químicos (1-controle, 2-ethephon, 3 tebuconazole, 4-ethephon + tebuconazole), em delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso com três repetições. As avaliações da qualidade fisiológica e sanitária das sementes foram realizadas em duas épocas (logo após a colheita e aos 120 dias de armazenamento), utilizando-se os testes de germinação, primeira contagem de germinação, frio, emergência, índice de velocidade de emergência e sanidade. A germinação das sementes produzidas nos tratamentos com pulverização do fungicida tebuconazole apresentam desempenho superior na cultivar El Paso L 144, pois esta cultivar mostra-se mais susceptível a doenças. Os testes de vigor mostram que as sementes produzidas com aplicação de fungicida apresentam melhor desempenho em ambas as cultivares. A análise sanitária revela alta incidência de fungos nos tratamentos sem pulverização fungicida, sendo que a incidência é maior na cultivar El Paso L 144 em relação à cultivar IRGA 417. A variação na densidade de semeadura não afeta a qualidade das sementes.

Manejo da temperatura do ar na secagem intermitente de sementes de arroz irrigado

O trabalho visou à minimização das perdas na qualidade fisiológica das sementes de arroz irrigado pelo adequado uso de temperaturas de condicionamento do ar durante a secagem intermitente. Sementes de arroz, cultivar EL Paso L-144, foram secadas em secador industrial intermitente, marca Pampeiro, fluxo misto, com capacidade estática de 11000 kg, em quatro manejos do ar de secagem: 1) secagem com temperatura do ar constante a 40ºC; 2) secagem com temperatura do ar constante a 60ºC; 3) secagem com temperatura do ar crescente (até 60ºC) nas primeiras duas horas e a partir da segunda hora constante a 60ºC; 4) secagem com temperatura do ar crescente (até 60ºC) nas primeiras duas e decrescente até o término da secagem. Após as sementes foram armazenadas, nas condições ambientais por 180 dias e analisadas quanto a qualidade aos zero, 90 e 180 dias, através dos testes de germinação, primeira contagem da germinação, envelhecimento acelerado, frio sem solo e emergência de plântulas em campo. Concluiu-se que a secagem intermitente empregando temperatura constante do ar a 60ºC afeta negativamente a qualidade fisiológica de semente de arroz e que o uso de temperaturas crescentes até 60ºC na secagem intermitente proporciona a manutenção da qualidade fisiológica de sementes de arroz.

Época e horário de aplicação de fungicida sobre a qualidade de sementes de arroz

Objetivou-se neste trabalho avaliar os efeitos da época e do horário de aplicação de fungicida sobre o rendimento e a qualidade de sementes de arroz irrigado. O experimento foi conduzido no município de Pelotas-RS, na safra 2005/2006. Utilizou-se a cultivar "Combat" e o fungicida Folicur 200 CE® (tebuconazole 200 g/L), na dosagem de 0,5 L /ha do produto comercial. Testou-se uma combinação fatorial (3 x 3 + 1), com aplicação do fungicida em três estádios de floração (5%, 50% e 80%) e em três horários de aplicação (9 horas, 13 horas e 17 horas), e um tratamento adicional sem fungicida (testemunha). Após a colheita das sementes, avaliou-se a qualidade fisiológica pelos testes de germinação e vigor (primeira contagem da germinação, teste de frio e emergência em solo). Adicionalmente foram avaliados a porcentagem de esterilidade, o peso de mil sementes, o rendimento e a sanidade das sementes. De acordo com os resultados deste trabalho, a aplicação de fungicida na cultura do arroz, resulta em maior rendimento e melhor qualidade de sementes, independente do horário e da época de aplicação do produto. A aplicação de fungicida às 13 horas apresenta menor rendimento em relação aos demais horários de aplicação. Em horário com temperaturas elevadas e em estádios de floração mais avançados, a aplicação de fungicida resulta em sementes de menor qualidade.

Influence de la variété de laitue (Lactuca sativa) sur le puceron (Nasonovia ribisnigri) et le parasitoïde (Aphidius ervi) dans le contexte d’une relation tritrophique

Plusieurs recherches sont effectuées sur la laitue commercialisée (Lactuca sativa L.), afin d’améliorer sa résistance aux ravageurs. L’objectif de cette étude est d’examiner les impacts de la résistance de la laitue sur le puceron de la laitue, Nasonovia ribisnigri (Mosley) (Hemiptera : Aphididae) et son parasitoïde, Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). La résistance de la laitue affecte négativement la valeur adaptative du puceron en augmentant sa mortalité et son temps de développement et en diminuant sa fécondité, sa taille et son poids. Cet impact sur la valeur adaptative du puceron affecte aussi négativement le parasitoïde qui s'y développe en diminuant le pourcentage d’émergence, la taille et le poids des adultes, et en diminuant la fécondité des femelles. La femelle parasitoïde estime de manière absolue la qualité de ses hôtes puisqu’elle peut discriminer entre des hôtes de bonne et de faible qualité, sans expérience préalable. L’acceptation des hôtes de bonne qualité est similaire lorsqu’ils sont présentés successivement à la femelle; l’estimation de la valeur des hôtes est donc adéquate dès la première rencontre. Cependant, cet estimé absolu est modifié par l'expérience, puisque la femelle peut changer son exploitation selon la qualité des agrégats rencontrés. Lorsque des hôtes de basse qualité sont présentés successivement, l’acceptation de la femelle augmente. Accepter des hôtes de mauvaise qualité pour l’oviposition peut être préférable que de risquer de ne pas pondre tous ses œufs. L’utilisation d’une estimation absolue et relative par A. ervi peut mener à une exploitation optimale des agrégats.

Utilisation by upland rice of plant residue- and fertiliser-phosphorus in two tropical acid soils

A dual isotopic technique was used to assess the effects of soil type, and residues of Gliricidia sepium, without and with added fertiliser-P on the utilisation of P. Upland rice (Oryza sativa) was grown for 70 days in two tropical acid soils of different P sorbing capacity and P status. Uniformly P-32-labelled soils were treated with inorganic fertiliser-P tagged with P-33, Gliricidia sepium residue applied at planting and 3 weeks earlier, and in a combination of fertiliser-P and Gliricidia applied at and 3 weeks before planting. There were significant responses of shoot and root weights, and total P uptake to Gliricidia- and/or fertiliser-P addition in the Ultisol (low P status) but not the Oxisol (high P status), suggesting that P in the latter soil was not yield limiting, despite the high standard P requirement. Similarly, incorporation of Gliricidia three weeks before planting further increased shoot weight only in the Ultisol. There were generally higher proportions, quantities and percent utilisations of the Gliricidia- P and fertiliser-P in the Ultisol than in the Oxisol. Gliricidia significantly increased the utilisation of fertiliser-P only in the Ultisol. However, early application of Gliricidia increased Gliricidia- P but not fertiliser-P utilisation in the Ultisol. Added fertiliser-P did not influence Gliricidia- P utilisation.

Global transcript analysis of rice leaf and seed using SAGE technology.

We have compiled two comprehensive gene expression profiles from mature leaf and immature seed tissue of rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica cultivar Nipponbare) using Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) technology. Analysis revealed a total of 50 519 SAGE tags, corresponding to 15 131 unique transcripts. Of these, the large majority (approximately 70%) occur only once in both libraries. Unexpectedly, the most abundant transcript (approximately 3% of the total) in the leaf library was derived from a type 3 metallothionein gene. The overall frequency profiles of the abundant tag species from both tissues differ greatly and reveal seed tissue as exhibiting a non-typical pattern of gene expression characterized by an over abundance of a small number of transcripts coding for storage proteins. A high proportion ( approximately 80%) of the abundant tags (> or = 9) matched entries in our reference rice EST database, with many fewer matches for low abundant tags. Singleton transcripts that are common to both tissues were collated to generate a summary of low abundant transcripts that are expressed constitutively in rice tissues. Finally and most surprisingly, a significant number of tags were found to code for antisense transcripts, a finding that suggests a novel mechanism of gene regulation, and may have implications for the use of antisense constructs in transgenic technology.