This work aimed to evaluate the influence of sowing depth and soil cover conditions on the emergence of Merremia cissoides, Mucuna aterrima and Neonotonia wightii. Two experiments were carried out for each species. In the first experiment, the treatments were arranged in a factorial scheme 4 x 2, considering four sowing conditions (sown in the soil, and without straw;over the straw; under the straw and over the soil; and under the straw and sown in the soil) and two amounts of sugarcane straw (10 and 15 t ha-1). The treatments of the second experiment consisted of five levels of sowing depth (0, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mm). Seedling emergence was evaluated weekly up to 21 days after sowing (DAS). Higher emergence of M. cissoides and N. wightii was identified in the plots without straw and at lower depths of seed allocation in the soil. The species M. aterrima showed higher emergence in all treatments, proving to be highly adapted to the conditions of mechanized harvest and seed allocation.
biology; germination; Saccharum; weed
