The influence of rainfall occurrence was evaluated on the efficacy of the herbicides glyphosate and sulfosate applied in post-emergence on Euphorbia heterophylla and Ipomoea purpurea. The experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions at the Centro de Ciências Agrárias/UFSCar, in Araras-SP, Brazil. The treatments,plus control, consisted of two doses, in acid equivalent of sulfosate (0.66 and 1.32 kg ha-1) and glyphosate (0.72 and 1.44 kg ha-1) submitted to rainfall simulation of 20 mm for 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 48 h after application. The experimental design was completely randomized with four replicates. Weed control efficacy was evaluated 7, 14, and 21 d after treatments (DAT) and dry biomass was evaluated 28 DAT. E. heterophylla was not efficiently controlled by glyphosate, demanding rainfall interval longer than 24 h after application to attain a moderate control of 60% when the highest rate was applied. On the other hand, sulfosate provided control of 75% when rainfall occurred just 4 h after application. I. purpurea was not controlled by glyphosate, either Sulfosate was only effective in controlling this species at the highest application rate, without rainfall. For both species, sulfosate was less affected by rainfall occurrence.
efficacy; rainfall; toxicity
