WEED MANAGEMENT IN BLONDE PSYLLIUM (PLANTAGO-OVATA) UNDER NORTH GUJARAT CONDITION

Authors
PATEL IS PATEL MV PATEL HD PATEL RH
Citation
Is. Patel et al., WEED MANAGEMENT IN BLONDE PSYLLIUM (PLANTAGO-OVATA) UNDER NORTH GUJARAT CONDITION, Indian Journal of Agronomy, 41(3), 1996, pp. 476-479
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Indian Journal of Agronomy → ACNP
ISSN journal
0537197X
Volume
41
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
476 - 479
Database
ISI
SICI code
0537-197X(1996)41:3<476:WMIBP(>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during the winter (rabi) seasons of 1 988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 to iind out the most effective and economi cal weed management practice for blonde psyllium or isabgul (Plantago ovata Fors) crop. Hand-weeding treatments significantly suppreseed the weed growth and produced more seed compared with weedy check. Among h erbicides, only isoproturon (pre-emergence application at 0.50 or 0.75 kg ai/ha) gave similar control of weeds to that of hand-weeding. Pre- emergence application of isoproturon at 0.50 kg ai/ha recorded the hig hest net increment cost: benefit ratio (1:9.20).