Efficacy of integrated weed management practices on yield and yield contributing parameters of black gram (Phaseolus mungo)

Abstract

A field investigation was carried out during Kharif season in 2010 at Agronomy Department Farm,Dr.Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, to evaluate the effect of four herbicides (imazethapyr, pendimethalin,fenoxyprop-p-ethyl and quizal ofop -p-ethyl ) applied at different rates with different time of application (pre-emergence,post emergence and combination of both) and cultural practices onyield and yield contributing parameters of black gram (Phaseolus mungo). Data revealed that different chemicals and cultural weed control practices were exhibited their superiority over weedy check and reduced the crop weed competition by controlling the annual and broad leaved weeds. Among all the weed control treatments, pre-emergence application of pendimethalin @ 1.5 kg/ha showed higher grain weight plant-1 (4.87), number of pods plant (16.27),number of seeds per pod (7.00) and yield per ha (10.05).