Revista Brasileira De Herbicidas 2001; 2(1-2): 57-64
Chemical control of Cissampelos glaberrima
The aim of this study was to find a chemical alternative for the control of C. g/aberrima, a weed that has became a serious problem in sugar cane plantations. The post emergent herbicides tested included: glyphosate, by itself and mixed with carfentrazone or sulfentrazone, metribuzin, 2,4-D + diuron, acetochlor, ametryne and oxyfluorfen mixed with diuron and acetochlor. In preemergence, oxytluorfen mixed with diuron, 2,4-D/picloram, clomazone, imazapyr, carfentrazone and sulfentrazone, tebuthiuron, 2,4-D/picloram, clomazone mixed with imazapyr, and diuron/hexazinone mixed with MSMA were tested at recommended rates. A third trial was setup under semi controlled conditions aiming at a pre emergence controI of this plant. A PVC cylindrical container containing 42 I of soil was used. The rhizomes were placed at two differents depths: 30 and 55 em, In relation to postemergence herbicide treatments only oxyfluorfen mixed with acetochlor showed good control during the first 30 days after application, after which this treatment started to lose effect. The pre emergent treatments with 2,4-D/picloram and tebuthiuron showed the best control over 90 days and the treatments with imazapyr mixed with oxyfluorfen and clomazone resulted in an excellent control during 60 days in preemergence. The treatment with 2,4-D/picloram did not cause toxicity to the crop. None ofthe preemergence treatments killed the rhizomes at 55 em depth, but 2,4-D/picloram caused death ofthe new shoots, this being the most promising herbicide to control this weed.
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