Effect of weed management on crop productivity of winter maize (Zea mays) + potato (Solanum tuberosum) intercropping system in Shiwalik foothills of Jammu and Kashmir
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v59i1.4538Keywords:
Crop production, Maize, Potato, Intercropping, Weed-control, Weed-control efficiencyAbstract
A field experiment was conducted during the winter season ( rabi) 200910 and 201011 at Jammu. Four inter- cropping treatments, viz. sole maize, sole potato ( Solanum tubrosum L.), maize ( Zea mays L.) + potato (additive series) and maize + potato (replacement series), in main plots and 6 methods of weed-control practices, viz. weedy check, weed free, alachlor @1.5 kg/ha pre-emergence, atrazine @ 0.5 kg/ha pre-emergence, alachlor @ 2.0 kg/ha early post-emergence and atrazine @ 0.75 kg/ha post emergence in sub-plots were used to assess the productivity and profitability of winter maize + potato intercropping system. Sole winter maize and sole potato gave significantly higher yields than winter maize + potato grown in additive and replacement series in the respective or- der. Amongst the intercropping treatments, winter maize + potato (additive series) gave significantly higher yield of 16 t/ha compared to replacement series. Pre-emergence application of atrazine 0.5 kg/ha resulted in significantly lower dry-matter accumulation of all the weed species and highest weed-control efficiency leading to significantly higher crop productivity. Maximum net profit of 92.1 103/ha was recorded in winter maize + potato (additive se- ries) but higher benefit: cost ratio of 2.3 was recorded with winter maize + potato grown in replacement series with application of either 0.5 kg/ha atrazine or alachlor @ 1.5 kg/ha pre-emergenceReferences
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