Alleviation of herbicide load in maize (Zea mays) through paddy straw mulching and herbicide use

RAMANDEEP KAUR; CHARANJEET KAUR

doi:10.59797/ija.v64i4.5306

Authors

RAMANDEEP KAUR
CHARANJEET KAUR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v64i4.5306

Keywords:

Atrazine, Economics, Maize, Straw mulch, Tembotrione

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at 2 locations, Ludhiana and Gurdaspur, Punjab, during kharif 2017, to deter- mine the effect of paddy straw mulching and herbicides on reduction of herbicide load in maize (Zea mays L.). Paddy straw mulch (PSM) at 9.0 t/ha resulted in highest weed-control efficiency, yield parameters, net returns, benefit : cost ratio and lowest weed index as compared to PSM 6.25 t/ha and no mulch treatments. Post-emer- gence application of tembotrione at 0.088 and 0.110 kg/ha resulted in highest WCE (96.3%) and was effective in lowering weed density and biomass as compared to atrazine at 0.8 and 1.0 kg/ha as pre-emergence. Tembotrione at 0.088 kg/ha in combination with paddy straw mulch (9.0 t/ha) recorded significantly lower weed density and dry- matter accumulation of all weed species and resulted in significantly higher grain yield, net returns and benefit : cost ratio which were statistically similar with tembotrione at 0.110 kg/ha in combination with paddy straw mulch 9.0 t/ha but significantly higher than all other combinations of straw mulch and herbicides. Therefore, for getting higher productivity and profitability from maize, apply tembotrione at 0.088 kg/ha as post-emergence in combina- tion with paddy straw mulch 9.0 t/ha, as this herbicide-mulch combination helped in reduction of 20% dose of her- bicide.

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