This study aimed to select tebuthiuron- tolerant plants to use them in phytoremediation programs in contaminated soils. The evaluated species were: Amaranthus hybridus, Crotalaria juncea, C. hyssopifolia, Chamaesyce hirta, Canavalia ensiformes, Helianthus annus, Pennisetum typhoides, Estizolobium aterrimum, Raphanus raphanistrum and Crotalaria incana. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, with a sandy-clay soil with 2.18 dag kg-1 of organic matter, in pots of 3 dm³ capacity. The experiment was arranged in a 10 x 4 x 4 factorial scheme in a randomized block design with three replications. The treatments consisted of: 10 species, four tebuthiuron doses (0.0; 0.5; 1.0 e 2.0 kg ha-1) applied in pre-emergence, and four evaluation times (15, 30, 45, and 60 days after sowing). Phytotoxicity, plant height and, above-ground, root and total biomass dry matter were evaluated. Canavalia ensiformes and Pennisetum typhoides were tolerant to tebuthiuron at the dose of 0.5 kg ha-1, and Estizolobium aterrimum up to the dose of 1.0 kg ha-1, with the latter showing less phytotoxicity symptoms and a smaller reduction of plant height, above-ground, root, and total biomass dry matter, as compared to the control treatment.
selectivity; phytotoxicity; decontamination; green manure; weeds
