RESUMO A planta daninha Senna obtusifolia causa severos danos em áreas de pastagens no Brasil, devido à sua elevada produção e disseminação de sementes. Objetivou-se avaliar a ação bioherbicida do caldo fermentado de Phoma dimorpha na pré-emergência e pós-emergência de S. obtusifolia. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado, com dois tratamentos, um com e outro sem aplicação do caldo fermentado. Os efeitos bioherbicidas foram mensurados em bioensaios de pré-emergência (porcentagem de germinação), folhas destacadas (fitotoxicidade) e pós-emergência (fitotoxicidade, altura de planta e massa fresca de planta). A aplicação do caldo fermentado proporcionou ação bioherbicida em pré-emergência, inibindo em 100 % a germinação das sementes. Em folhas destacadas, ocasionou necrose e morte das folhas no nono dia após a aplicação. Na pós-emergência, essa aplicação ocasionou sintomas moderados, como manchas nas folhas e redução no tamanho da planta daninha. Conclui-se que o caldo fermentado de P. dimorpha possui ação herbicida potencial e, por isso, representa uma alternativa no desenvolvimento de bioprodutos para o controle sustentável de plantas daninhas em pastagens.

ABSTRACT The weed Senna obtusifolia causes severe damages to pasture areas in Brazil, due to its high production and seed spread. This study aimed to evaluate the bioherbicidal action of Phoma dimorpha fermented broth in the pre-emergence and post-emergence of S. obtusifolia. The experimental design was completely randomized, with two treatments, one with and other without the application of the fermented broth. The bioherbicidal effects were measured in bioassays of pre-emergence (germination percentage), detached leaves (phytotoxicity) and post-emergence (phytotoxicity, plant height and fresh plant mass). The application of the fermented broth provided a pre-emergence bioherbicidal action, inhibiting the seed germination in 100 %. In detached leaves, it caused leaf necrosis and death on the ninth day after the application. In the post-emergence, this application caused moderate symptoms, such as leaf spots and reduction in the weed plant size. It was concluded that the P. dimorpha fermented broth has a potential herbicidal action and, therefore, represents an alternative in the development of bioproducts for a sustainable weed control in pastures.

Abstract Solanum viarum Dunal belongs to the Solanaceae family and it is considered to be a grazing weed toxic to cattle. In this study, ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and supercritical CO2 extraction (SFE-CO2) were applied to evaluate the extraction yield and chemical composition of fruits and roots matrices of Solanum viarum Dunal. A hydroalcoholic solution (60% ethanol/40% water, v/v) was the solvent used for UAE. For comparisons, extractions with Soxhlet and maceration were carried out. For SFE-CO2, the highest yield was obtained at 60°C and 250 bar. For UAE, the highest yield was obtained at an ultrasound intensity of 75.11 W/cm2 and pulse cycle of 0.93. The techniques seem to be efficient for the extraction of chemical compounds, indicating a large number of bioactive compounds. The major compounds are 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, quinic acid, octadecenoic acid, and solasodine. The results highlight the application of UAE to recover compounds from vegetal matrices, since it presented higher yields and more chemical constituents when compared with other techniques.