Weed Management in Cotton: A Review

Abstract

Cotton is one of the most important commercial crops in India. Cotton growth is very slow in the initial stages of its life cycle and row spacing is wider which provides ample space for the growth of different categories of weeds and thus become a source of competition for water as well as nutrients, thereby impeding its growth. Weeds are major constraints that reduce the crop yields since they compete with crop for the nutrients, moisture, light and space. The integration of different weed management practices would be a viable option for broad spectrum weed control and enhancement of cotton productivity. Thus, weed management has several aspects such as physical, mechanical, cultural, chemical and integrated weed management methods. A brief review of research accomplishment made at various places on different fields related to this investigation is reviewed in this paper.

India’s Cotton Balance Sheet under Two Decadal Scenarios: A Review

“…Additionally, to help cotton growers, the government should establish a cotton marketing system with fair pricing and offer sufficient financing facilities. A workable solution for broad-spectrum weed control and improving cotton productivity is the integration of various weed management techniques (Sathishkumar et al, 2022). Cotton-greengram farming system is more productive and profitable than cotton monoculture (Sravanthi et al, 2022).…”