The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of plant species in the remediation of a red-yellow Hapludalf contaminated with sulfentrazone. The work was conducted at two stages. At the first, the growth of Helianthus annus, Canavalia ensiformis, Dolichos lab lab and Arachis hypogaea was evaluated in soil contaminated with sulfentrazone. At the second stage, a species (sorghum) indicator of residues of this herbicide was sown in the same soil. At the first stage, pots containing 6.0 kg of substrate were used. After the pots were irrigated, the herbicide was applied on the soil surface. One day after the application, the vegetal species were sown. These species were collected 100 days later and stove-dried for determination of shoot dry matter accumulation. At the second stage, soil samples of 3.0 kg were collected from each pot where the species indicator of sulfentrazone residues was cultivated. At 20 and 50 days after emergence, the intoxication of the sorghum plants was visually determined and the shoot dry matter of these plants was determined 50 days after emergence and 50 days after the first cut. The production of shoot dry matter of H. annus, C. ensiformis, D. lab lab and A. hypogaea was not affected, indicating that all species were tolerant to sulfentrazone. However, H. annus showed greater capacity for remediation of soil contaminated with this herbicide.
soil decontamination; phytoremediation; Helianthus annus; Canavalia ensiformis; Dolichos lab lab; Arachis hypogaea
