Yellow bells (Tecoma stans) control in pasture with localized applications of herbicides

Abstract

The presence of yellow bells (Tecoma stans) in pastures can compromise the implantation and the development of forage, damaging animal production and hindering mechanized operations with trailing implements. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the yellow bells control after localized herbicides applications and the fitointoxication of pasture composed of Urochloa maxima (syn Panicum maximum). The treatments were triclopyr (4%) and triclopyr (3%) applied to the stump base (SB); picloram (2%) applied on stump after plants (SA); triclopyr + picloram (1% + 1%) and triclopyr + picloram (2% + 2%) SB; plus a check without herbicide application and a check where plants were mowed. All herbicides treatments resulted over 95% control 270 days after application and were more efficient than stump cut treatment, which showed capacity of regrowth. The herbicides promoted injures on pasture, however the symptoms were observed only in the area located around the T. stans plants.