Evaluation of Organic Solutions in Sustainable Banana (Musa balbisiana Colla) Agriculture as an Alternative to Glyphosate

Plantain (Musa balbisiana Colla) is a significant economic resource in the agriculture of Michoacn and Jalisco, and represents an important traditional export product.This study aims to evaluate the biological efficacy of organic products as sustainable alternatives to glyphosate for weed control in plantain (Musa balbisiana Colla).The experiment was conducted in a commercial plantain orchard in Coahuayana de Hidalgo, Michoacn, using a randomized complete block design with seven treatments and four replications.The treatments evaluated included mixtures based on carboxylic acid, polyether polymethylsiloxane copolymer and mannitol in different concentrations, Datura stramonium extract, allelopathic extracts of plants of the agavaceae family, glyphosate in different doses, and an absolute control.The results showed that treatment 4 was the most effective in controlling broadleaf and narrowleaf weeds in the plantain crop.In addition, none of the treatments applied postemergence to the weeds caused phytotoxic damage to the crop.