Paper · 2025 · International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Combination of Pre-emergence Herbicides for Weed Control in Soybean

Fernando César Munaro

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Abstract

Pre-emergence herbicides supress weeds in soybean, enabling the crop to stablish without competition. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the selectivity of pre-emergence herbicide combinations in soybean and their effectiveness in controlling weed species. A field experiment was conducted using a randomized block design with four replications. Treatments included two controls (weeded and unweeded) and ten combinations of pre-emergence herbicides: sulfentrazone + diuron; sulfentrazone + clomazone; sulfentrazone + imazethapyr; flumioxazin + imazethapyr; flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone; s-metolachlor + flumioxazin; s-metolachlor + diclosulam; s-metolachlor + fomesafen; s-metolachlor + metribuzin and flumioxazin + imazethapyr + s-metolachlor. Herbicides were applied in a plant-and-spray system. The weed species evaluated were Bidens pilosa L., Commelina benghalensis L., Digitaria insularis L., Euphorbia heterophylla L. and Ipomoea purpurea L. E. heterophylla had the lowest germination flow in the sulfentrazone + clomazone treatment group, which was close to 0 plants/m², obtaining about 90% control at 14 DAE, whereas the sulfentrazone + imazethapyr mixture showed control below 20% at 21 DAE and between 20% and 40% at 28 DAE. D. insularis showed low germination flow in all treatments except for sulfentrazone + imazethapyr, s-metolachlor + metribuzin and flumioxazin + imazethapyr, with 1, 2 and 4 plants/m² and, respectively. The combinations of pre-emergence herbicides contributed to an increased spectrum of weed control and no herbicide combination showed significant phytotoxicity to the soybean crop. Compared with the untreated control treatment, the majority of the treatments resulted in an increase in crop yield, with most showing a yield increase of 814 kg ha-¹ compared to the unweeded control.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulfentrazone plus clomazone yielded the lowest Euphorbia heterophylla germination flow, near zero.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
sulfentrazone + clomazonee0
Interactor
E. heterophyllaEuphorbia heterophyllae0weed
Outcome
E. heterophylla had the lowest germination flowe0
Direction
loweste0
Value
0 plants/m²e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia heterophylla · InteractorPsumuseum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Soybean”

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“E. heterophylla had the lowest germination flow in the sulfentrazone + clomazone treatment group, which was close to 0 plants/m²”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 954–1082 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulfentrazone plus clomazone controlled about 90% of E. heterophylla at 14 DAE.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
sulfentrazone + clomazonee0
Interactor
E. heterophyllaEuphorbia heterophyllae0weed
Outcome
controle0
Value
90%e0
Qualifier
14 DAEe0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia heterophylla · InteractorPsumuseum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–67 · show in text ↑
e0

“E. heterophylla had the lowest germination flow in the sulfentrazone + clomazone treatment group, which was close to 0 plants/m², obtaining about 90% control at 14 DAE”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 954–1121 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulfentrazone plus imazethapyr controlled less than 20% of E. heterophylla at 21 DAE.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
sulfentrazone + imazethapyre0
Interactor
E. heterophyllaEuphorbia heterophyllae0weed
Outcome
controle0
Direction
belowe0
Value
20%e0
Qualifier
21 DAEe0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia heterophylla · InteractorPsumuseum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–67 · show in text ↑
e0

“E. heterophylla had the lowest germination flow in the sulfentrazone + clomazone treatment group, which was close to 0 plants/m², obtaining about 90% control at 14 DAE, whereas the sulfentrazone + imazethapyr mixture showed control below 20% at 21 DAE”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 954–1205 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulfentrazone plus imazethapyr controlled 20% to 40% of E. heterophylla at 28 DAE.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
sulfentrazone + imazethapyre0
Interactor
E. heterophyllaEuphorbia heterophyllae0weed
Outcome
controle0
Value
20% and 40%e0
Qualifier
28 DAEe0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbia heterophylla · InteractorPsumuseum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–67 · show in text ↑
e0

“E. heterophylla had the lowest germination flow in the sulfentrazone + clomazone treatment group, which was close to 0 plants/m², obtaining about 90% control at 14 DAE, whereas the sulfentrazone + imazethapyr mixture showed control below 20% at 21 DAE and between 20% and 40% at 28 DAE”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 954–1239 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Digitaria insularis had low germination flow across most treatments.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Interactor
D. insularisDigitaria insularise0weed
Outcome
D. insularis showed low germination flowe0
Qualifier
all treatments except for sulfentrazone + imazethapyr, s-metolachlor + metribuzin and flumioxazin + imazethapyre0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Digitaria insularis
Digitaria insularis · InteractorForest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–67 · show in text ↑
e0

“D. insularis showed low germination flow in all treatments except for sulfentrazone + imazethapyr, s-metolachlor + metribuzin and flumioxazin + imazethapyr”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1241–1396 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulfentrazone plus imazethapyr had 1 D. insularis plant per square metre.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
sulfentrazone + imazethapyre0
Interactor
D. insularisDigitaria insularise0weed
Outcome
D. insularis showed low germination flowe0
Value
1, 2 and 4 plants/m²e0

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Digitaria insularis
Digitaria insularis · InteractorForest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–67 · show in text ↑
e0

“D. insularis showed low germination flow in all treatments except for sulfentrazone + imazethapyr, s-metolachlor + metribuzin and flumioxazin + imazethapyr, with 1, 2 and 4 plants/m² and, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1241–1441 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Herbicide combinations increased the spectrum of weed control.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
combinations of pre-emergence herbicidese0
Outcome
spectrum of weed controle0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Soybean”

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“The combinations of pre-emergence herbicides contributed to an increased spectrum of weed control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1443–1540 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

No herbicide combination caused significant soybean phytotoxicity.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
herbicide combinatione0
Outcome
phytotoxicitye0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“no herbicide combination showed significant phytotoxicity to the soybean crop”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1545–1622 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Most treatments increased soybean yield by 814 kg ha-¹ relative to unweeded control.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
majority of the treatmentse0
Outcome
crop yielde0
Direction
increasee0
Value
814 kg ha-¹e0
Comparator
unweeded controle0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–67 · show in text ↑
e0

“Compared with the untreated control treatment, the majority of the treatments resulted in an increase in crop yield, with most showing a yield increase of 814 kg ha-¹ compared to the unweeded control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1624–1823 · show in text ↑

herbicide · crop injury · Glycine max (soybean)Results differ

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