%0 Journal Article %T Toxicidad de herbicidas promisorios para el control de Dieffenbachia oerstedii en hijos de banano %A Brenes-Prendas %A Steven %A Aguero-Alvarado %A Ren¨˘n %J Agronom¨Şa Mesoamericana %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X potential toxicity on banana sword suckers of next treatments was evaluated between august and december of 2006: t1) absolute check, t2) carfentrazone + surfactant; t3) glyphosate + surfactant; t4) glyphosate + carfentrazone + surfactant; t5) glyphosate + ammonium sulphate + surfactatant; t6) metsulfuron metyl + carfentrazone + surfactant. a complete randomized design was used, with 20 replications for each treatment, for a total of 120 bananas suckers. the treatment with metsulfuron methyl + carfentrazone + surfactant affected growth of some suckers and caused death of a few of them. glyphosate + carfentrazone + surfactant did not differ from the absolute check. the potential of the treatment with glyphosate + carfentrazone for dieffenbachia oerstedii control in commercial fields of banana plantations is confirmed, because it provides acceptable wweed control and no damage of young banana suckers. %K productive suckers %K sainillo %K carfentrazone %K glyphosate %K metsulfuron metyl. %U http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1659-13212012000100006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en