The objective of this research was to evaluate the competitive potential of two Echinochloa sp. biotypes, resistant and susceptible to quinclorac, collected in rice regions in the state of Santa Catarina. The trial was carried out under controlled environment, and the treatments consisted of plant densities of Echinochloa resistant or susceptible to quinclorac. At the center of the experimental unit, three seeds of the biotype were planted and considered as the treatment. Ten seeds of the opposite biotype were planted on the edges. Ten days after emergence, the number of plants was standardized, with only one plant left at the center of the experimental unit, and a variable number of plants on the edges (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 plants), according to the treatment. The experimental design consisted of completely randomized blocks in a factorial scheme 2 x 6, with four replications. Forty days after emergence, plant height, number of tillers and leaves, leaf area, fresh and dry weight and water content were evaluated. Data were analyzed by the F-test, using the DMRT test for the increasing density effect, and DMS test to compare the biotypes. All analyses were run at 5% significance level. A correlation matrix was built among the evaluated variables. The Echinochloa sp. biotypes studied, resistant and susceptible to quinclorac, are similar in behavior under high competition levels, with the susceptible ones being superior to the resistant ones in some of the variables studied, at low or moderate competition levels.
herbicide resistance; Echinochloa; flooded rice; competition
