Influence of glyphosate on Brachiaria decumbens desiccation and on the initial development of corn

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of glyphosate rates used in the management desiccation of Brachiaria decumbens on the initial development of corn. under the apply-plant system. under greenhouse conditions. The experimental units consisted of poliethylene vases with a capacity of 5 dm(3) filled with soft soil from a 0-20 cm depth layer. In each vase 0.15 g of B. decumbens were sown. Thirty-eight days after sowing (DAS), glyphosate was applied at seven rates (0.540. 1.080. 1.620. 2.160, 2.700 and 3.240 g a.i ha(-1)), plus an absolute control without glyphosate or B.decumbens. Two types of management were studied, namely: no- pruning, where the crop was sown 48 hours after application, and pruning. where 48 hours after application, the B. decumbens plants Were cut at soil level and the subsequent straw was removed. Shading promoted by the presence of the straw covering B. decumbens plants in the absence of cutting, weakened the corn. The higher rates of glyphosate applied over B. decumbens plants tended to generate reductions at the initial development of the crop, regardless of the presence or absence of straw.