The effect of EPTC, on growth and the macronutrient content in leaves and stems, at flowering set, and in seeds and pods, at harvest, in common beans CV. Carioca was studied. The EPTC was applied pre-plant incorporated at the dosages of 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 kg/ha in two experiments on clay and loamy soils. The influence of the herbicide on the crop growth was evaluated by means of fresh and dry matter weights of leaves, stems and pods at different periods of the crop cycle and by the stand and seed production. In both experiments the concentration of N, P, K. Ca, Mg and S were analysed in leaves and stems at the flowering set. The content of the same nutrients in seeds and pods were determined at harvest. Rates of 1, 2 or 4 kg/ha of EPTC did not affect the crop growth or the nutrient content in leaves, stems, seeds or pods. Rates of 8 and 16 kg / ha reduced the plant growth, nutrient absorption, stand and yield, but the nutrient concentration was enhanced in leaves, stems and pods. With these rates of EPTC the K content in pods was signifficantly higher. None of the applied rates of EPTC caused changes in the macronutrients concentration in the seeds at harvest.
EPTC; Phaseolus vulgaris; Growth; Mineral Nutrition