This work aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the herbicides 2,4-D + picloram (Tordon); fluroxypyr + picloram (Plenum) and triclopyr (Garlon) in the control of Schinus terebintifolius and Eupatorium maximilianii, which are important weeds in pastures. The experiment was developed in a pasture of Melinis minutiflora, arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four replications, distributed in a factorial scheme (3x4+1), using two commercial mixtures and herbicide applied at four rates: 2,4-D + picloram [360 + 96 g ha-1; 720 + 192 g ha-1; 1.080 + 288 g ha-1; 1.440 + 384 g ha-1]; fluroxypyr + picloram [120 + 120 g ha-1; 240 + 240 g ha-1; 380 + 380 g ha-1; 480 + 480 g ha-1] triclopyr herbicide: 240; 480; 720 and 960 g ha-1 plus a control without herbicide. Intoxication in the pasture was evaluated at 7 and 15 DAA (Days After Application) and weed control at 60 and 180 DAA. The residue in the soil was evaluated through bioassay, in pots in the greenhouse, with soil samples collected in the experimental plots at depths of 0-10 and 10-20 cm, 10, 40, 70, 120, 180 and 360 DAA, with Cucumis sativus used as test plant. Controls over 90% of Schinus terebintifolius and Eupatorium maximilianii were obtained 180 DAA, respectively, as follows 2.78 and 2.46 L ha-1 on Tordon; 1.97 and 2.02 L ha-1 on Plenum; and 1.23 and 1.44 L ha-1 on Garlon. Residues in the soil were verified until 360 DAA for herbicide commercial mixtures containing picloram in their formulation. Triclopyr herbicide residue was verified only at 10 DAA, indicating short persistence in the soil.
Triclopyr; picloram; fluroxypyr; residue; controls; weeds
