ABSTRACT Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is one of the main weeds in the wheat crop, and the application of synthetic auxin herbicides has the potential to reduce seed viability, therefore, restricting the input into the seed bank. The objective was to evaluate the effects of synthetic auxin herbicides applied at different growth stages on germination, emergence and initial growth of Italian ryegrass. The herbicides treatments were 2,4-D, 2,4-D+picloram and dicamba applied at four different growth stages of Italian ryegrass in field and seeds quality evaluated in laboratory and greenhouse studies. In both studies, the herbicides did not reduce Italian ryegrass seed germination or emergence regardless of application growth stages. Under laboratory conditions, the application of synthetic auxin herbicides increased vigor and germination speed by up to 64 and 47%, respectively, applied in growth stages. The greenhouse test evidenced an increase in vigor by the herbicides application, but only 2,4-D increased the emergence speed and plant dry matter when applied in early plant stage. The synthetic auxin herbicides do not alter germination or emergence. Progenies treated with herbicides had greater seed vigor.

RESUMO Resíduos no solo, após a aplicação de 2,4-D e dicamba para o controle de plantas daninhas, podem atrasar o estabelecimento e desenvolvimento inicial da soja, mas as chuvas podem reduzir o intervalo necessário entre a aplicação e a semeadura. Volumes de chuva (0; 10; 30; 60; e 90 mm) foram simulados após a aplicação de 2,4-D (300 e 600 g e.a. ha-1) e dicamba (120 e 240 g e.a. ha-1), e os efeitos sobre a soja foram avaliados. A aplicação de 2,4-D não afetou o estabelecimento ou desenvolvimento inicial da soja, independentemente do volume de chuva simulado. No entanto, o residual de dicamba reduziu o estabelecimento da soja para os menores volumes de chuva. A fitotoxicidade foi mais severa para a maior dose de dicamba (75-100 %) e 50-100 % na menor dose. Os maiores volumes de chuva simulados reduziram a fitotoxicidade de dicamba na soja, mas não foram suficientes para reduzir os efeitos deletérios no desenvolvimento inicial da cultura.

ABSTRACT Soil residues following the application of 2,4-D and dicamba for weed control may delay the establishment and initial development of soybean, but rainfall can reduce the interval required between application and sowing. Rainfall volumes (0; 10; 30; 60; and 90 mm) were simulated following the application of 2,4-D (300 and 600 g a.e. ha-1) and dicamba (120 and 240 g a.e. ha-1), and the effects on soybean were evaluated. The application of 2,4-D did not affect the soybean establishment or initial development, regardless of the simulated rainfall volume. However, the dicamba residual reduced the soybean establishment for the lower rainfall volumes. Phytotoxicity was more severe for the highest dicamba rate (75-100 %), being 50-100 % for the lowest rate. The higher volumes of simulated rainfall reduced the phytotoxicity of dicamba in soybean, but were not sufficient to reduce the deleterious effects on the initial development of the crop.