ABSTRACT. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of increasing periods of coexistence of weed plants with Urochloa ruziziensis on the canopy structure and productivity of a pasture already established with this forage species. The experiment was a randomized blocks design with four replications, and treatments consisted of seven increasing periods of coexistence of forage grass with weed plants: 0 (control), 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 days after regrowth (DAR). The main morpho-structural and productive characteristics of the forage plants were determined at the end of the experimental period (90 DAR). The ratio of the first green leaf height to the tiller height increases, while the leaf to stem ratio diminishes as the period of interaction with the infesting community increases. The number of green leaves per tiller and the tiller height diminishes as the period of coexistence with weed plants increases. The presence of weed plants interferes negatively with all parameters of the grass canopy structure and productivity of a grazing land already established with Urochloa ruziziensis, suggesting that measures of control of the infesting community should be adopted up to 17 days of regrowth of the forage plant.

ABSTRACT The presence of weeds in silvicultural systems has been considered one of the main obstacles to the success of projects designed to recover degraded areas. The aim of this study was to evaluate the selectivity of herbicides applied at post-emergence in the initial growth of seedlings of capixingui (Croton floribundus), açoita-cavalo (Luehea divaricata), and guaritá (Astronium graveolens), in the municipalities of Jaboticabal and Junqueirópolis, state of São Paulo. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four replications, and the treatments consisted of herbicides (g a.i.·ha–1) clethodim + phenoxaprop-p-ethyl (50 + 50), sethoxydim (184), quizalofop-p-ethyl (75), nicosulfuron (50), fluazifop-p-butyl (125), fomesafen (225), haloxyfop-methyl (48), bentazon (720), chlorimuron-ethyl (15), in addition to control without herbicide. The characteristics analyzed were: plant height increase and visual phytointoxication at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42 days after herbicide application. At the end of the experiment, the shoots of the plants were removed to assess shoot dry matter. The herbicides clethodim + fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, fluazifop-p-butyl, and quizalofop-p-ethyl showed selective potential for the species capixingui, açoita-cavalo, and guaritá. The herbicide chlorimuron-ethyl caused mild intoxication symptoms when applied to seedlings of capixingui and açoita-cavalo; also, it was not selective for the guaritá species grown in Jaboticabal. All species showed selectivity to the herbicides sethoxydim, fomesafen, haloxyfop-methyl, and nicosulfuron, as their growth and initial development were not influenced. The herbicide bentazon caused high percentages of injury to açoita-cavalo plants in both cultivation places, but it did not influence the growth and development of the species.

RESUMO As plantas daninhas são um dos fatores ecológicos que afetam diretamente no custo da produção agrícola. Assim, compreender os aspectos de emergência e desenvolvimento dessas espécies é essencial na tomada de decisão para estratégias de seu manejo. Objetivouse avaliar, em condições de campo, o efeito de diferentes profundidades de semeadura e de diversas intensidades luminosas na emergência e no desenvolvimento das plantas daninhas Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze e Ipomoea grandifolia (Dammer) O’Donell. Cada espécie constituiu um experimento e o delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram dispostos em esquema fatorial 6 x 4, seis profundidades de semeadura (0,5; 1,0; 2,0; 4,0; 8,0 e 12,0 cm) associadas a quatro intensidades luminosas (100%, 70%, 50% e 30% da luz solar) obtidas por meio de sombrites. Avaliou-se diariamente a emergência das plântulas para obtenção da emergência e do índice de velocidade de emergência. A altura/comprimento das plantas, o tempo até a indução floral e a matéria seca das plantas no florescimento também foram avaliadas. As plantas de A. australe e I. grandifolia emergem sob intensidades luminosas de 100, 70, 50 e 30% de radiação solar e, em semeaduras de até 12,0 cm de profundidade. No entanto, a espécie A. australe é a única afetada pela intensidade luminosa, profundidade de semeadura e pela interação destes dois fatores em todas as avaliações realizadas. A redução das intensidades luminosas acarreta menor desenvolvimento de plantas de I. grandifolia.

ABSTRACT Weeds are one of the ecological factors that directly affect agricultural costs. Thus, understanding the emergence and development of these species is essential for the decision-making on weed control strategies. This study aims to evaluate the effect of different sowing depths and luminous intensities under field conditions on the emergence and development of the Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze and Ipomoea grandifolia (Dammer) O’Donell. Each species constituted one experiment, and the completely randomized design with four repetitions was adopted. The treatments were arranged in a 6 x 4 factorial scheme, with six sowing depths (0.5; 1.0; 2.0; 4.0; 8.0; and 12.0 cm) associated with four luminous intensities (100%, 70%, 50%, and 30% sunlight) obtained using shade cloths. The emergence of seedlings was evaluated daily to obtain the emergence and the emergence speed index. Plant height(length), the period until flower induction, and the dry matter of plants during flowering were also analyzed. A. australe and I. grandifolia emerge under the luminous intensities of 100, 70, 50, and 30% of solar radiation and in sowings depths up to 12.0 cm. Nevertheless, A. australe is the only one affected by luminous intensity, sowing depth, and the interaction between both factors in all the analyzes conducted. Luminous intensity reduction leads to lower development of I. grandifolia.

RESUMO O algodoeiro é considerado como uma das culturas mais sensíveis ao herbicida 2,4-D, no entanto, não existem estudos relacionados aos efeitos de contaminações desse herbicida sob as características de qualidade da fibra do algodoeiro. Por conta disso, objetivou-se com a realização deste trabalho avaliar o efeito de subdoses de 2,4-D formulação sal colina sobre as características de qualidade da fibra do algodoeiro em diferentes estádios fenológicos. Adotou-se o delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições e os tratamentos distribuídos em esquema fatorial 7 x 3, sendo sete frações da dose média do rótulo do herbicida 2,4-D formulação sal colina (0 (testemunha); 0,4275; 0,855; 1,71; 3,42; 8,55; 17,1 g ea ha-1), associadas a três estádios fenológicos distintos do algodoeiro: V4, B4 e C4. As amostras de pluma foram analisadas pelo equipamento HVI (High Volume Instruments) para determinação das principais características de qualidade da fibra. Nenhuma subdose do herbicida 2,4-D sal colina afetou as variáveis de qualidade da fibra. Contaminações de 2,4-D sal colina nos estádios V4 e B4 do algodoeiro influenciam diretamente os efeitos visuais de injúria e de algumas características de qualidade da fibra de algodão, evidenciando que contaminações do herbicida nas fases iniciais de desenvolvimento das plantas comprometem drasticamente a lavoura. As variáveis de qualidade da fibra de plantas de algodoeiro no estádio C4 não foram influenciadas pela aplicação de 2,4-D sal colina, não havendo riscos caso ocorra contaminações acidentais neste estádio.

ABSTRACT Cotton is considered to be one of the most sensitive crops to the herbicide 2,4-D, however, there are no studies related to the effects of contamination of this herbicide on the fiber quality characteristics of cotton. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sub-doses of 2,4-D choline salt formulation on the quality characteristics of cotton fiber at different phenological stages. The experimental design was based on randomized blocks, with four repetitions and treatments distributed in a 7 x 3 factorial design, with seven fractions of the mean label dose of the herbicide 2,4-D choline salt formulation (0 (control); 0.4275; 0.855; 1.71; 3.42; 8.55; 17.1 g a.e. ha-1), associated with three different phenological stages of cotton: V4, B4 and C4. The lint samples were analyzed by the HVI (High Volume Instruments) equipment to determine the main fiber quality characteristics. No sub-dose of the 2,4-D choline salt herbicide affected the fiber quality variables. Contaminations of 2,4-D choline salt at the V4 and B4 stages of cotton directly influence the visual effects of damage and some quality characteristics of cotton fiber, showing that contamination of the herbicide in the initial stages of plant development drastically compromises the crop. The fiber quality variables of cotton plants in the C4 stage were not influenced by the application of 2,4-D choline salt, with no risk if accidental contamination occurs in this stage.

ABSTRACT. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of different forage cutting intensities, obtained by grazing simulation, on the floristic diversity and productivity of a pasture cultivated with spreading liverseed grass. The experiment was set up in a randomized block design, with four replications and treatments arranged in a 5 × 2 factorial scheme, with five levels of cutting intensity of the simulated grazing (0, 25, 50, 75, and 95% of the forage canopy) associated with two levels of weed coexistence (presence and absence). The evaluations of floristic diversity, number of individuals, and total dry matter of weeds were obtained at 15, 30, 45, 60, and 90 days after grazing simulation (DAGS). All plots were evaluated at the end of the experimental period (90 DAGS) for the amount of dry biomass produced by the pasture. The results showed that higher forage cutting intensities, obtained by grazing simulation, increased the floristic diversity, the number of individuals, and the dry matter accumulated by weeds in a pasture grown with spreading liverseed grass, reducing by up to 56% the production of total dry matter of the forage.

Estudou-se o efeito de concentrações de bissulfureto de carbono sobre a brotação de mini-tubérculos de batata. O ensaio foi instalado no esquema fatorial 5 x 7, onde as variáveis constaram de quatro diferentes doses de bissulfureto de carbono (10; 20; 30 e 40 mg L-1) além do controle e sete cultivares de batata (Bintje, Jaete Bintje, Atlantic, Cupido, Ágata, Monalisa e Mondial). Os tratamentos com bissulfureto de carbono foram aplicados durante um período de 72 horas, após o qual os mini-tubérculos de batata foram colocados em bandejas de isopor para brotação. De forma geral, todas as concentrações de bissulfureto de carbono estimularam a brotação. As cultivares Bintje e Atlantic responderam de forma positiva ao bissulfureto de carbono, onde o aumento da concentração levou ao aumento do número de brotos por tubérculo. As cultivares Ágata e Mondial responderam positivamente à concentração de 10 mg L-1, sendo que o acréscimo nas concentrações pouco interferiu no número de brotos por tubérculo. As cultivares Jaete Bintje e Monalisa só responderam às concentrações de 20 e 30 mg L-1, e na de 40 mg L-1 o bissulfureto de carbono provocou a queima de gemas.

Concentrations of carbon bisulfide on sprouting of potato mini tubers was evaluated. The study was set as a factorial experiment. The treatments were composed of four concentrations of carbon bisulfide (10; 20; 30 and 40 mg L-1) besides the control and seven potato cultivars (Bintje, Jaete Bintje, Atlantic, Cupido, Agata, Monalisa and Mondial). The potato mini-tubers were treated with carbon bisulfide during 72 hours in a closed recipient and then allowed to sprout. All concentrations of carbon bisulfide enabled the potato sprouting. Bintje and Atlantic tubers increased sprouting under higher carbon bisulfide concentrations. Tuber sprouting of Agata and Mondial did no respond to carbon bisulfide concentrations over 10 mg L-1. Jaete Bintje and Monalisa presented the best results when 20 and 30 mg L-1 of carbon bisulfide was used.