Jatropha is a potential oilseed crop, which requires mitigating factors such as the low genetic variability of the species. The solution runs through the research of Brazilian germplasm. Attention should be given to the germplasm of jatropha the north of Minas Gerais, because this is the oldest national collection and because this region may be a regions of jatropha diversity due to selection pressure arising from environmental adversities. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of 48 accessions of collection from Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG), using SSR and ISSR markers. The results showed low genetic diversity, but some individuals stood out as J. mollissima (48), J. podagrica (47), Mexican accessions (42, 43, 44 and 45) and some national accessions (28, 29, 41 and 46). Therefore, aiming to increase the genetic variability and improve the effectiveness of jatropha breeding programs, it is suggested to explore such as parental accessions to generate commercial hybrids. This fact implies the possibility to support future production of jatropha, since this culture may be an important source of income, especially for small farmers living in semiarid regions of Brazil.

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Em solo aluvião eutrófico de textura argilosa com 3,14% de matéria orgânica foram estudados os efeitos de herbicidas aplicadas em pré -emergência, quatro dias após o plantio, combinados com glyphosate aplicado em pós-emergência, 10 dias antes do preparo do solo. As plantas daninhas predominantes foram: Cyperus rotundus L.; Ageratum conysoides L.; Bidens pilosa L.; Cynodon dactylon (Li Pers., Emilia sagitata D.C. e Sonchus oleraceus L. Os herbicidas e as doses utilizadas foram: prometryne 2,00 e 0,96 kg do ingrediente ativo (i.a.)/ha; diuron 2,00 e 0,80 kg i.a./ha; nitralin 1,00 kg i.a./ha, fluorodifen 3,00 kg i.a./ha; linuron 2,00 kg i.a./ha; chloroxuron 4,00 kg i.a./ha; glyphosate 2,00 kg i.a./ha e bifenox 1,68 kg i.a./ha e as combinações destes herbicidas, nas mesmas doses, com o glyphosate (2,00 kg i.a./ha), mais uma testemunha capinada e outra sem capina. Prometryne, diuron, fluorodifen, chloroxuron, linuron e bifenox combinados com o glyphosate, nas doses empregadas foram eficientes no controle das plantas daninhas, não sendo fitotóxicos ao alho.
The effects of pre-emergence herbicides applied four days after planting date, associated with glyphosate, which was applied post-emergence 10 days before plowing, were studied on a clay eutrophic alluvial soil with 3,14% organic matter. The predomina nt weeds were: Cyperus rotundus L.; Ageratum conysoides L.; Bidens pilosa L.; Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., Emilia sagitata D.C. and Sonchus oleraceus L. The following herbicides and doses were used: prometryne 2,00 and 0,96 kg active ingredient (a.i.)/ha; diuron 2,00 and 0,80 kg a.i./ha; nitralin 1.00 kg a.i./ha; fluorodifen 3,00 kg a.i./ha; linuron 2,00 kg a.i./ha; chloroxuron 4,00 kg a.i./ha; glyphosate 2.00 kg a.i./ha; bifenox 1,68 kg a.i./ha, and all combinations between these herbicides with the same dose of glyphosate (2,00 kg a.i./ha). Two more treatments were added: an uncultivated and a manualy cultivated one. Prometryne, diuron, fluorodifen, chloroxuron, linuron and bifenox associated with glyphosate showed ef ficient control of weeds withot any visual toxic effect on garlic plants