This work aimed to evaluate the physiological caracteristics net photosynthesis (A), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (gs) and water use efficiency (WUE) and growth indexes of total dry matter (Wt) and leaf area index (L) for soybean (Glycine max), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and weeds Bidens pilosa, Desmodium tortuosum and two biotypes of Euphorbia heterophylla (one susceptible and other resistant to ALS inhibitor herbicides) during two periods of evaluation, 39 and 67 days after sowing (DAS). The experiment was conducted under field conditions in a Red-yellow Clayoil, in a randomized complete block arrangement, with four replications, in a split-plot design. The species were the plots and the evaluation times the split-plots. Higher Wt of soybean was observed in relation to the weeds. The soybean and common bean crops showed higher L than the weeds. E. heterophylla biotypes presented the largest A and gs values. Except for D. tortuosum, the weeds presented larger WUE at the initial stage of crops development. No differences were observed between E. heterophylla biotypes.
Phaseolus vulgaris; Glycine max; photosynthesis; transpiration
