Pre-harvest desiccation of common bean cultivars

Abstract

The use of desiccant herbicides on pre-harvests, in addition to allow harvests in late high weed reinfestation cultivations, has been highlighted as an alternative in accelerating and, especially, homogenizing plant drying, allowing for a more precocious harvest. However, a few fundamental aspects, such as the choice of herbicide and of cultivar, must be considered in order to prevent productivity loss and seed quality. This study was performed with the intent of evaluating the efficiency of different desiccants over new bean genotypes.