Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2017
The potential interactive effects between the herbicides chlorsulfuron {2-chloro-N-[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl] benzenesulfonamide}, PP009 {butyl 2-[4-[5-(trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinyl) oxy] phenoxy] propanoate}, and BAS 9052 OH {2-[1-(ethoxyimino)-butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)-propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexene-one} and the air pollutant ozone (O3) on the growth of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. ‘Funk G623rg’] and velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medic. # ABUTH) were examined. All three herbicides were applied postemergence either before or after a single 6-h fumigation of sorghum and velvetleaf seedlings with O3 at 0, 0.1, and 0.2 ppmv. Chlorsulfuron was applied at 0, 0.06, or 0.12 kg ai/ha, while PP009 and BAS 9052 OH were applied at 0, 0.6, and 1.2 kg ai/ha. Two weeks after treatment, dry weight responses of velvetleaf seedlings revealed that PP009 interacted synergistically while chlorsulfuron and BAS 9052 OH interacted antagonistically with O3. The sequence of O3 fumigation and herbicide treatment appeared to be an important factor determining the type of interactive effects of these herbicides with O3. The interactive effects of all three herbicides with O3 on sorghum seedlings were additive regardless of the sequence of O3 fumigation and herbicide treatment.