This work aimed to develop and to validate a methodology based on tetrazolium test to determine the viability of purple nutsedge tubers (Cyperus rotundus). The treatments for methodology development were combined in factorial design 3 x 4 x 5, three tubers conditions (dead as control, conditioning with water and conditioning for loss of moisture), four concentrations of tetrazolium (0.1, 0.25, 0.5 , and 1%) and 5 assessment periods (8, 16, 24, 32 and 48 hours after immersion in solution). For […]

Amazonian native plant, Ananas erectifolius has been a specie of great interest for automobile industry, due to the fibers contained in its leaves that show resistance, softness and reduced weight. Some studies about simulation of glyphosate drift have been demonstrating the occurrence of tolerance and/or incentives of dossel growth of some vegetable species. This way, with the objective of evaluating the effects of glyphosate subdoses application in growth, development and yield of Ananas erectifolius an experiment was conducted in field […]

Different weeds species are present in Brazilian sugar cane areas interfering negatively in productive process, and morningglory species, Ipomoea sp. and Merremia sp., are outstanding, particularly in raw cane areas. This way, the objective of this study was to verify the effectiveness of amicarbazone herbicide in controlling Ipomoea grandifolia and Merremia cissoides species, applied in post emergency and compared to 2,4-D herbicide. So, it was conducted an experiment, in green house conditions, in pots, with Latossoil Red distrofic (LRd), seeded with […]

Flazasulfuron is recommended for sugarcane and flumioxazin for soybean and other leguminous crops in Brazil. Due to the importance of these crops the herbicides may be widely used and there is a need to know their behavior in the cultivated soils. In order to study the leaching of these compounds, an experiment was carried out in greenhouse with two soils: a sandy loam Typic Hapludox (LVd) with 22 g dm-3 of organic matter and a clay Rhodic Eutrudox (LRe) with […]