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Eucalyptus globulus Labill. (Tasmanian blue gum), one of the most widespread wood species, is broadly grown in forestry exploitations for timber production, giving rise to abundant harvest residues devoted to obtaining bioenergy or essential oils. However, considering the need for searching new environmentally friendly strategies for weed control, a question arises: ‘would remnants of pruning and logging from eucalyptus plantations be processed and used as a green manure with herbicidal potential in agricultural fields?’ After the evident allelopathic nature of E. globulus and the phytotoxic effects observed from our previous in vitro and greenhouse studies, it is time to address the actual ability of eucalyptus residues for weed control under field conditions. In this study, the potential of E. globulus leaves for weed control was approached by field experiments conducted in weed-infested maize fields, during two …