Author(s): S. SHAHARUKH, S. U. PAWAR, V. B. AWASARMAL AND MIRZA I.A.B.

Abstract: An experiment entitled “Integrated weed management in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)” was carried out during rabi season of 2020-21 at Agronomy Department Research Farm, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.) to determine the effectiveness of various cultural, chemical, physical, and integrated weed management practices on weed flora, growth and yield, as well as the economics of various integrated weed control treatments. Among the treatments of weed management in wheat, the treatment on PE Metribuzine 70% at 0.175 kg a.i ha^-1 +1 Hand Weeding (T₂) and PE Flumioxazin 50% SC at 125 g a.i ha^-1 + 1 Hand Weeding (T₄) followed by treatment on closer spacing 15 cm R/R (T₇) were found most effective in controlling weeds and dry weed weight, as well as recorded higher weed control efficiency. These treatments were comparable to weed free and found significantly superior as compared to other treatments. All the yield and yield attributes of wheat was obtained significantly higher in the weed free treatment but statistically at par with PE Metribuzine 70% at 0.175 kg a.i ha^-1 +1 Hand Weeding (T₂), PE Flumioxazin 50% SC at 125 g a.i ha^-1 + 1 Hand Weeding (T₄) and closer spacing 15 cm R/R (T₇).

DOI: 10.22271/09746315.2022.v18.i2.1604

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