Herbicide — Soil Interactions, Applied to Maize Crop Under Brazilian Conditions

Abstract

Brazilian maize production is third in the world ranked behind United States and China. Currently, maize is one of the main crops in Brazil with annual grain yields around 57.5 million tons over a large area of production (13.8 million hectares). It is the most consumed cereal in the country under a variety of forms, in nature and processed food. The exportation volume estimate for 2012 is around 14 million tons, which corresponds to US $ 2,766 billion income for Brazil [1].