Studies dealing with the interference of weeds in agro-ecosystems have obtained abundant results for grain production fields and pastures. However, few studies have reported the effect of the presence of such a group of isolated plants on degraded areas under recovery. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the influence of the soil seed bank on the process of environmental restoration of a representative area of campestre cerrado due to the presence of weed grasses. To assess the seed bank, three environments were selected: two degraded environments and one reference-environment (preserved) of campestre cerrado. Soil samples were collected in two seasons (dry and wet), and evaluated in three hundred days. During the evaluation, only six native species and only two species with a habit of arboreal life were found. Most of the seeds which were germinated for the degraded environments in both collections were identified as invasive in the study area. In this sense, the local soil seed bank is not considered sufficient for recovery through ecological succession in these areas, and the use of techniques to accelerate the restoration of these environments is strongly recommended.
restoration of degraded areas; weeds; Melinis minutiflora
