The effects of imazaquin and imazethapyr on corn (safrinha) planted right after the soybean were studied on a clay soil (75% clay) in Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil, during the season 1995/96. Imazaquin was applied to soybean at 120 and 240 gai/ha PPI and imazethapyr was applied at 80 and 160 gai/ha at pre emergence. Corn was planted every 30 days from application till harvest (150 DAA). The corn crop was much more sensitive to imazaquin than to imazethapyr although the residue of imazethapyr found in the soil samples (HPLC) was higher than imazaquin till 90 DAA. In the first month after application the residual of imazaquin caused high crop injury to corn while imazethapyr caused 30-40% injury at normal rate. Yield results showed no damage after 87 days for imazethapyr (80 gai/ha) and after 112 days for imazaquin (120 g.i.a./ha) application. After these periods, the corn plants showed somewhat early crop injury. In a bioassay test cucumber (Cucumis sativus) showed higher sensitivity compared to corn. The dry weight data showed no difference after 127 days for imazethapyr application and after 135 days for imazaquin application.
herbicide persistence; herbicide carryover; imidazolinone; phytotoxicity