Title of article
The relative performance of weed control practices in September sown maize
Author/Authors
Ali, Sajid University of the Punjab - Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Pakistan , Shahbaz, Muhammad University of the Punjab - Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Pakistan , Shahbaz, Muhammad Colorado State University - Biology Department, USA , Nadeem, Muhammad Athar University of Agriculture - Department of Agronomy, Pakistan , Ijaz, Muhammad Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan , Ijaz, Muhammad University College of Agriculture, Bahadur Sub Campus, Pakistan , Haider, Muhammad Saleem University of the Punjab - Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Pakistan , Anees, Moazzam University of the Punjab - Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Pakistan , Khan, Hafiz Azhar Ali University of the Punjab - Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Pakistan
From page
43
To page
51
Abstract
Influence of weed control practices on growth and yield of September planted maize (Zea mays L.) was studied in a field trial at the experimental station of Agronomy, UAF, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Experiment comprised of eight treatments, viz., weedy check (control), manual hoeing, bentazon @ 720, 840, 960, 1080 and 1200 g ha^-1, (as post-emergence), and pendimethalin @ 1031 g ha^-1 (as pre-emergence). All the weed control practices decreased weed density by 46-93%, weeds fresh weight by 39-98% and weeds dry weight by 42-88%. The highest grain yield was obtained with manual hoeing followed by the treatment with pendimethalin. Higher doses of bentazon were found inefficient to control weeds, however; it showed satisfactory results @ 960 g ha^-1.
Keywords
Performance , September sown , weeds control , Zea mays.
Journal title
Mycopath
Journal title
Mycopath
Record number
2620579
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