This work aimed to evaluate the efficiency in controlling ACCase inhibiting- herbicides applied in post-emergence on Brachiaria plantaginea, submitted to different soil water contents. The study was carried out under greenhouse conditions. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized block design with four replications, consisting of a 9 x 4 factorial, with the combination of three water management systems (-0.03, -0.07 and -1.5 MPa) and three herbicides (fluazifop-p-butyl, haloxyfop-methyl and sethoxydim + oil Assist) and four doses of these herbicides (100, 50, 25 and 0% of the recommended dose). Herbicide was applyed at two vegetative stages of the plants, 4-6 leaves and 2-3 tillers. The visual assessments of plant toxicity were performed at 3, 7 and 14 days after application, with the dry matter of the plants being determined at the end of the experiment. Control efficiency was lower in the plants grown at soil water potential of -1.5 MPa (water management 8%), regardless of the herbicide used at the two stages of implementation, with the exception of the herbicide haloxyfop-methyl applied at the 2-3 tillers. No differences were found between the control applications with 100 and 50% of the recommended herbicide doses on plants at the 4-6 leaf stage, regardless of type of water management.
chemical control; water stress; weed; Brachiaria plantaginea
