Paper · 2026 · Biological Systems Theory and Innovation

The effectiveness of applying products with herbicidal active substances in soybean crops

Oksana Sykalo; Oleksandr Konopolskyi

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the level of biological effectiveness of soybean protection systems and to rationally combine the mechanisms of action of herbicidal formulations with the use of the adjuvant Skaba EC. The effectiveness of herbicide active substances on weed infestation and soybean yield was evaluated. The index of competitive pressure of weeds on crops was determined. Under all studied conditions, a clear hierarchy of effectiveness between two- and three-component systems was observed. Differences between application rates were much less pronounced than expected. When using 100% herbicide rates in combination with the adjuvant Skaba EC (0.2 L/ha) in two-component systems, the average reduction in weed numbers was: for annual broadleaf weeds – 80.0-91.4%, for annual grasses – 72.0-92.0%, and for perennial broadleaf weeds – 69.0-81.0%. In the three-component system, these values were 95.1%, 94.0%, and 87.0%, respectively. Reducing the herbicide rate to 75% combined with an increased adjuvant rate (0.3 L/ha) did not result in a significant decrease in weed control effectiveness. In the three-component system, the values reached 93.9%, 94.5%, and 85.0%, respectively. A 25% reduction in herbicide rates, when combined with the adjuvant, had little effect on the final biological outcome, while significantly reducing the chemical load on the agroecosystem. The combination of inhibitors provided the highest biological effectiveness of weed control. The level of weed infestation in soybean crops during the years of study depended significantly on the composition of the herbicide protection system and the combination of products with different mechanisms of action of active substances on plants. Two-component systems without the use of an adjuvant ensured moderate weed reduction (58-88%), whereas three-component multisite combinations increased control effectiveness to 85-97% for annual species and 76-88% for perennial species (and under conditions with an adjuvant – up to 90-97% and 84-88%, respectively). When applying optimised (reduced by 3-40%) herbicide rates in combination with the maximum adjuvant rate (0.4 L/ha), weed control efficiency remained consistently high

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Two- and three-component systems differed in effectiveness.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Outcome
hierarchy of effectivenesse0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“clear hierarchy of effectiveness between two- and three-component systems”

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“soybean crops”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Application-rate differences were smaller than expected.

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soybeanGlycine maxt0
Outcome
Differences between application ratese0
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less pronouncede0

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Glycine max
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“Differences between application rates were much less pronounced than expected”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Full-rate two-component herbicides with Skaba EC reduced annual broadleaf weeds by 80.0-91.4%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
100% herbicide rates in combination with the adjuvant Skaba EC (0.2 L/ha)e0
Interactor
annual broadleaf weedse0weed
Outcome
annual broadleaf weedse0
Direction
reductione0
Value
80.0-91.4%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“100% herbicide rates in combination with the adjuvant Skaba EC (0.2 L/ha) in two-component systems, the average reduction in weed numbers was: for annual broadleaf weeds – 80.0-91.4%”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Full-rate two-component herbicides with Skaba EC reduced annual grasses by 72.0-92.0%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
100% herbicide rates in combination with the adjuvant Skaba EC (0.2 L/ha)e0
Interactor
annual grassese0weed
Outcome
annual grassese0
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reductione0
Value
72.0-92.0%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“100% herbicide rates in combination with the adjuvant Skaba EC (0.2 L/ha) in two-component systems, the average reduction in weed numbers was: for annual broadleaf weeds – 80.0-91.4%, for annual grasses – 72.0-92.0%”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Full-rate two-component herbicides with Skaba EC reduced perennial broadleaf weeds by 69.0-81.0%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
100% herbicide rates in combination with the adjuvant Skaba EC (0.2 L/ha)e0
Interactor
perennial broadleaf weedse0weed
Outcome
perennial broadleaf weedse0
Direction
reductione0
Value
69.0-81.0%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“100% herbicide rates in combination with the adjuvant Skaba EC (0.2 L/ha) in two-component systems, the average reduction in weed numbers was: for annual broadleaf weeds – 80.0-91.4%, for annual grasses – 72.0-92.0%, and for perennial broadleaf weeds – 69.0-81.0%”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Full-rate three-component herbicides reduced annual broadleaf weeds by 95.1%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
three-component systeme0
Interactor
annual broadleaf weedse1weed
Outcome
annual broadleaf weedse1
Value
95.1%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In the three-component system, these values were 95.1%, 94.0%, and 87.0%, respectively”

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“for annual broadleaf weeds – 80.0-91.4%, for annual grasses – 72.0-92.0%, and for perennial broadleaf weeds – 69.0-81.0%”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Full-rate three-component herbicides reduced annual grasses by 94.0%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
three-component systeme0
Interactor
annual grassese1weed
Outcome
annual grassese1
Value
94.0%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In the three-component system, these values were 95.1%, 94.0%, and 87.0%, respectively”

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“for annual broadleaf weeds – 80.0-91.4%, for annual grasses – 72.0-92.0%, and for perennial broadleaf weeds – 69.0-81.0%”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Full-rate three-component herbicides reduced perennial broadleaf weeds by 87.0%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
three-component systeme0
Interactor
perennial broadleaf weedse1weed
Outcome
perennial broadleaf weedse1
Value
87.0%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In the three-component system, these values were 95.1%, 94.0%, and 87.0%, respectively”

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“for annual broadleaf weeds – 80.0-91.4%, for annual grasses – 72.0-92.0%, and for perennial broadleaf weeds – 69.0-81.0%”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

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Reducing herbicide to 75% with more adjuvant did not significantly reduce control effectiveness.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
herbicide rate to 75% combined with an increased adjuvant rate (0.3 L/ha)e0
Outcome
weed control effectivenesse0
Direction
did not result in a significant decreasee0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Reducing the herbicide rate to 75% combined with an increased adjuvant rate (0.3 L/ha) did not result in a significant decrease in weed control effectiveness”

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“soybean crops”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

At 75% herbicide rate, three-component control values were 93.9%, 94.5%, and 85.0% for the respective weed groups.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Outcome
valuese0
Value
93.9%, 94.5%, and 85.0%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In the three-component system, the values reached 93.9%, 94.5%, and 85.0%, respectively”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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A 25% herbicide-rate reduction with adjuvant had little effect on biological outcome.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
25% reduction in herbicide rates, when combined with the adjuvante0
Outcome
final biological outcomee0
Direction
little effecte0

Not reportedComparator

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A 25% reduction in herbicide rates, when combined with the adjuvant, had little effect on the final biological outcome”

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“soybean crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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A 25% herbicide-rate reduction significantly reduced chemical load.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
25% reduction in herbicide rates, when combined with the adjuvante1
Outcome
chemical load on the agroecosysteme0
Direction
reducinge0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“significantly reducing the chemical load on the agroecosystem”

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“A 25% reduction in herbicide rates, when combined with the adjuvant”

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“soybean crops”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The combination of inhibitors yielded the highest weed-control effectiveness.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
combination of inhibitorse0
Outcome
biological effectiveness of weed controle0
Direction
higheste0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“combination of inhibitors provided the highest biological effectiveness of weed control”

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“soybean crops”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Weed infestation depended significantly on herbicide-system composition.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
composition of the herbicide protection systeme0
Outcome
level of weed infestatione0

Not reportedDirection

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“level of weed infestation in soybean crops during the years of study depended significantly on the composition of the herbicide protection system and the combination of products with different mechanisms of action”

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“soybean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Two-component systems without adjuvant reduced weeds by 58-88%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
Two-component systems without the use of an adjuvante0
Outcome
weed reductione0
Direction
reductione0
Value
58-88%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Two-component systems without the use of an adjuvant ensured moderate weed reduction (58-88%)”

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“soybean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Three-component combinations controlled annual weeds at 85-97%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
three-component multisite combinationse0
Interactor
annual speciese0weed
Outcome
control effectivenesse0
Direction
increasede0
Value
85-97%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“three-component multisite combinations increased control effectiveness to 85-97% for annual species”

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“soybean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Three-component combinations controlled perennial weeds at 76-88%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
three-component multisite combinationse0
Interactor
perennial speciese0weed
Outcome
control effectivenesse0
Direction
increasede0
Value
76-88%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“three-component multisite combinations increased control effectiveness to 85-97% for annual species and 76-88% for perennial species”

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“soybean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Adding adjuvant raised three-component annual weed control to 90-97%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
an adjuvante0
Interactor
annual speciese1weed
Outcome
annual speciese1
Direction
up toe0
Value
90-97%e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“under conditions with an adjuvant – up to 90-97% and 84-88%, respectively”

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“annual species and 76-88% for perennial species”

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“soybean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Adding adjuvant raised three-component perennial weed control to 84-88%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
an adjuvante0
Interactor
perennial speciese1weed
Outcome
perennial speciese1
Direction
up toe0
Value
84-88%e0

Not reportedComparator

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“under conditions with an adjuvant – up to 90-97% and 84-88%, respectively”

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“perennial species”

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“soybean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Optimized herbicide rates with maximum adjuvant maintained high weed-control efficiency.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
optimised (reduced by 3-40%) herbicide rates in combination with the maximum adjuvant rate (0.4 L/ha)e0
Outcome
weed control efficiencye0
Direction
consistently highe0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“optimised (reduced by 3-40%) herbicide rates in combination with the maximum adjuvant rate (0.4 L/ha), weed control efficiency remained consistently high”

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“soybean”

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adjuvant · weed · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

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297 papers: 258 positive, 39 negative or no effect

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