| With the objective to study the control of Brachiaria decumbens and Panicum maximum by herbicide S-metolachlor as influenced by the time interval between the herbicide application the occurrence of rain and the amount of sugarcane straw on the soil, two experiments were conducted in pots under greenhouse conditions. In the first, the factors were the amount of sugarcane straw left on the soil surface (0, 3, 6, 10, or 15 ton. ha-1) and the S-metolachlor applied at doses of 0, 0.96, 1.44, 1.92, or 2.40 kg ha-1. In the second, the factors were the amount of sugarcane straw left on the soil surface (0 or 10 ton. ha-1), the interval of time elapsed between the application of S-metolachlor and simulated rain, which took place 1 day before and 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, or... |
