Impact of weed management methods on growth, productivity and economics of spring maize under north-western Indo-Gangetic plains of India

Abstract

This study focuses on different weed management methods and their impact on the growth, productivity, and economics of spring maize. The experiment was conducted in RBD with twelve weed management methods replicated thrice. Treatments consisted of T1:Weedy check, T2: Weed-free check, T3: Weed-free (2 hoeing at 15 and 30 DAS), T4: Lay by application of Atrazine (0.75 kg a.i ha -1 ) after one hoeing at 15 to 20 DAS, T5: Lay by application of Pendimethalin (0.75 kg a.i ha -1