Herbicides inhibitors of EPSPs: literature review

Abstract

The herbicides inhibitors ofthe enzyme EPSPs, glyphosate and sulfosate, are among the most used compounds in Brazil and in the world. The objectives ofthis review are to synthesize the information about the weeds controlled, physic-chemical characteristics, fundamentais of absorption, translocation, decomposition, mechanism of action, environmental performance, and plant resistance to the EPSPs inhibitors. With this review, we want to provide to the agricultural community information to obtain a more rational, efficient and economical performance ofthese compounds.