Vol. 16 No. 3
Effect of different weed management practices on growth, yield and fruit quality of plum (Prunus salicina) cv. Red Beaut
Author(s): R. KUMAR, D. D. SHARMA, G. SINGH AND N. SINGH
Abstract: Weed management in plum orchard is an important practice which is accomplished by mechanical means (tillage, mowing etc.), mulching, use of herbicides and growing cover crops or combination of two or more methods. The conventional method of hand weeding is costly and time-consuming. Cover crops compete for moisture with main fruit crop and affect crop production. Herbicides are a more effective and economical method of weed management. In our research ten different treatments i.e. hand weeding, grass mulching and different herbicide doses were studied for their potential for successful control of weeds. Among the weed management practices, grass mulching was found promising and effective for enhancing growth, yield and quality parameters of plum and was statistically on par with pendimethalin 30% EC (Pendamil) @ 2.65 L ha-1 followed by paraquate dichloride 24% SL (Gramoxone) @ 2.5 L ha-1.
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