This work aimed to evaluate straw cover formation by Brachiaria brizantha and B. decumbens, and the interactions between straw cover, glyphosate rate and fluazifop-butyl-p + fomesafen application in weed management and soybean MG/BR 46-Conquista production under no-tillage. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design in split-plot, with four repetitions. Two Brachiaria species (B. brizantha and B. decumbens), two glyphosate rates (1.44 and 2.16 kg i.a. ha-1) and two fluazifop-butyl-p + fomesafen rates (0 and 0.25 + 0.25 kg i.a. ha-1) were evaluated. Evaluations were carried out on straw cover dry matter, glyphosate effectiveness, hedge re-growth, soybean plant height, pod number, first pod height, lodging, harvest difficulty, mass of 100 seeds and yield. It was concluded that B. decumbens and B. brizantha provided adequate coverage of soil throughout the crop cycle; glyphosate rate of 1.44 kg i.a. ha-1 was sufficient to control the two Brachiaria species; and soybean yield was not affected significantly by the straw of the two species, or by glyphosate rate, while fluazifop-butyl-p + fomesafen application as complementary control led to greater yield and less harvest difficulty.
fluazifop-p-butyl + fomesafen; glyphosate; straw; weeds
