Viability of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) seeds under application of synthetic auxin herbicides

ABSTRACT Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is one of the main weeds in the wheat crop, and the application of synthetic auxin herbicides has the potential to reduce seed viability, therefore, restricting the input into the seed bank. The objective was to evaluate the effects of synthetic auxin herbicides applied at different growth stages on germination, emergence and initial growth of Italian ryegrass. The herbicides treatments were 2,4-D, 2,4-D+picloram and dicamba applied at four different growth stages of Italian ryegrass in field and seeds quality evaluated in laboratory and greenhous...

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