The aim of this work was to determine nutrient contents (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn) as well as the CN relation found in the dry matter of the aerial parts of the following weeds: Ageratum conyzoides L., Amaranthus lividus L., Bidens pilosa L., Brachiaria decumbens Stapf., Brachiaria plantaginea (Link) Hitchc., Senna occidentalis (L.) Link., Commelina benghalensis L., Cyperus rotundus L., Digitaria horizontalis Willd., Euphorbia heterophylla L., Indigofera truxillensis H.B.K., Ipomoea acuminata Roem. et Schult, Panicum maximum Jacq., Raphanus raphanistrum L., Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E. Hubb., Richardia brasiliensis Gomez e Sida cordifolia L. Macronutrient contents got from weeds dry matter were higher in the dycotiledons.Concerning monocotyledons there were no standard of behaviour for micronutrients. However, carbon contents were superior to all monocotyledons. Dycotiledons presented CN relation lower than monocotyledons did.
weed biology; weed; carbon; mineral nutrition; C/N