## 3 Results and Discussion
ha\({}^{-1}\), cocoa seedlings exhibited depigmentation on older leaves, abnormal coloration, wavy blade-shaped edges and blighted leaves but produced healthy new leaves 60 days after application. Although the symptoms were worrisome, the plants recovered. The study by [PERSON] et al. [32] indicated that the highest dose of 0.200 kg\(\cdot\)ha\({}^{-1}\) caused significant phytotoxic effects. Initially, phytotoxicity symptoms, such as chlorosis, were severe, reaching a grade 4 but then the symptoms decreased to a grade 3 after 45 days of application and were completely eliminated after 60 days, leaving no residual effects on the treated plant population. This observation is important because it shows how the dose of a chemical can affect plant health in the short term, but also indicates long-term recovery if conditions permit [33]. \begin{table}
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**Treatment** & **Crop Damage (\%)** & **Height (m)** & **Diameter (cm)** \\ \hline DO1 & 23.00 \({}^{\text{b}}\)\(\pm\) 2.64 & 0.66 \({}^{\text{ce}}\)\(\pm\) 0.04 & 1.10 \({}^{\text{d}}\)\(\pm\) 0.11 \\ \hline DO2 & 15.33 \({}^{\text{a}}\)\(\pm\) 0.28 & 0.70 \({}^{\text{d}}\)\(\pm\) 0.02 & 1.13 \({}^{\text{de}}\)\(\pm\) 0.12 \\ \hline DO3 & 12.00 \({}^{\text{a}}\)\(\pm\) 2.64 & 0.75 \({}^{\text{f}}\)\(\pm\) 0.02 & 1.18 \({}^{\text{fg}}\)\(\pm\) 0.15 \\ \hline DO4 & 10.00 \({}^{\text{a}}\)\(\pm\) 1.13 & 0.83 \({}^{\text{h}}\)\(\pm\) 0.05 & 1.23 \({}^{\text{g}}\)\(\pm\) 0.03 \\ \hline DO5 & 25.00 \({}^{\text{b}}\)\(\pm\) 1.56 & 0.77 \({}^{\text{fg}}\)\(\pm\) 0.02 & 1.16 \({}^{\text{fg}}\)\(\pm\) 0.03 \\ \hline DO6 & 33.00 \({}^{\text{c}}\)\(\pm\) 1.73 & 0.75 \({}^{\text{eg}}\)\(\pm\) 0.03 & 1.10 \({}^{\text{de}}\)\(\pm\) 0.04 \\ \hline DO7 & 50.16 \({}^{\text{d}}\)\(\pm\) 0.28 & 0.78 \({}^{\text{e}}\)\(\pm\) 0.11 & 1.15 \({}^{\text{ef}}\)\(\pm\) 0.04 \\ \hline DO8 & 53.41 \({}^{\text{de}}\)\(\pm\) 2.96 & 0.66 \({}^{\text{de}}\)\(\pm\) 0.03 & 1.05 \({}^{\text{cd}}\)\(\pm\) 0.06 \\ \hline DO9 & 56.33 \({}^{\text{e}}\)\(\pm\) 1.15 & 0.64 \({}^{\text{cd}}\)\(\pm\) 0.03 & 1.00 \({}^{\text{cd}}\)\(\pm\) 0.13 \\ \hline DO10 & 53.50 \({}^{\text{de}}\)\(\pm\) 1.56 & 0.65 \({}^{\text{cd}}\)\(\pm\) 0.04 & 1.03 \({}^{\text{cd}}\)\(\pm\) 0.09 \\ \hline DO11 & 55.00 \({}^{\text{de}}\)\(\pm\) 1.29 & 0.62 \({}^{\text{ac}}\)\(\pm\) 0.06 & 0.95 \({}^{\text{bc}}\)\(\pm\) 0.04 \\ \hline DO12 & 72.33 \({}^{\text{f}}\)\(\pm\) 1.51 & 0.60 \({}^{\text{bc}}\)\(\pm\) 0.07 & 0.93 \({}^{\text{b}}\)\(\pm\) 0.05 \\ \hline DO13 & 75.66 \({}^{\text{f}}\)\(\pm\) 1.08 & 0.57 \({}^{\text{bc}}\)\(\pm\) 0.05 & 0.90 \({}^{\text{b}}\)\(\pm\) 0.09 \\ \hline DO14 & 71.66 \({}^{\text{f}}\)\(\pm\) 1.88 & 0.53 \({}^{\text{ab}}\)\(\pm\) 0.11 & 0.91 \({}^{\text{b}}\)\(\pm\) 0.07 \\ \hline DO15 & 75.00 \({}^{\text{f}}\)\(\pm\) 1.21 & 0.50 \({}^{\text{a}}\)\(\pm\) 0.07 & 0.85 \({}^{\text{a}}\)\(\pm\) 0.09 \\ \hline \end{tabular}  
**Note:** The results of crop damage, stem height and diameter data are presented according to each treatment applied; Different letters within a column indicate significant differences (\(p<0.05\)).  
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Table 1: Effect of glyphosate application on growth parameters of cocoa seedlings. A similar study was conducted by [PERSON] et al. [36], in which they observed that low doses of glyphosate did not interfere with plant growth for the BRS-Maues cultivar. In addition, the morphology of plants exposed to high doses of this herbicide was also affected, with a reduction in stem height and diameter. [PERSON], et al. [37] observed that in trees and shrubs the herbicide can significantly reduce both height and stem diameter, especially in young plants. This is due to inhibition of essential amino acid synthesis and general damage to photosynthetic capacity. In contrast, [PERSON] et al. [38] found that insufficient g a.e. ha\({}^{-1}\) of glyphosate on H. brasiliensis caused damage by reducing plant development in height and diameter. However, they recovered the growth of these plants within 180 days after application. In the statistical analysis of [PERSON] et al.