Author(s): P.PRAMEELA

Abstract: An experiment was conducted to study the effect of weed competition and to identify the most critical stage of weed competition in banana. The treatments consisted of different weeding schedules as well as an unweeded control. It was found that early vegetative phase of growth of banana especially up to 3ni/61 h month after transplanting and bunch development stage are the critical stages of banana at which yield is affected. Cost benefit ratio indicated that frequent weeding, withholding weeding during the first three MAP as well as during 6 to 9 MAP is less economical compared to other treatments.

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