A Capeweed ( Arctotheca calendula ) Biotype in Australia Resistant to Bipyridyl Herbicides
1989; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 37; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0043174500055855
ISSN1550-2759
AutoresStephen B. Powles, Edwin S. Tucker, Tom R. Morgan,
Tópico(s)Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
ResumoParaquat and diquat were used from 1963 until 1986 to control capeweed and other annual weeds on an alfalfa field at Elmhurst, Victoria, Australia. From 1983, control of capeweed with these bipyridyl herbicides was no longer satisfactory. In experiments conducted on this field in 1986 and 1987, 800 g ai/ha of diquat was required to equal the control of capeweed obtained by 100 g/ha diquat in an adjacent pasture field with no history of herbicide use. There were substantial numbers of a diquat-resistant biotype within the population in the alfalfa field. It is concluded that the diquat-resistant biotype of capeweed became dominant due to the strong selection pressure provided by over 20 yr of use of the bipyridyl herbicides.
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