Aiming to evaluate the effect of different rates and application times of the growth regulator trinexapac-ethyl on two corn hybrids, two experiments were carried out in Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, in the agricultural year 2010/2011. The experimental design was arranged in randomized blocks in a factorial scheme 4 x 4 (rates x time) with four replications. Treatments consisted of application of trinexapac-ethyl (Moddus®) at the rates of 0.0, 187.5, 375.0, and 562.5 g ha-1 and corn stages V2, V4, V6 and V8 of the hybrids Status TL and Maximus TL TG. The agronomic traits yield and yield components were evaluated. Time of application of trinexapac-ethyl did not affect yield and agronomic characteristics of the two corn hybrids. In relation to the regulator rate, only Maximus TL TG responded to increased product rate, with increased leaf width and length, without substantial effects on yield and yield components. The hybrids showed little dose response to rate and time of application of trinexapac-ethyl; unlike wheat, the use of the culture should be further evaluated, especially in relation to the amount of the product and the reaction of the hybrids.
trinexapac-ethyl; Zea mays; yield
