Agri-horti system compatibility and weed management for enhancing sesame (Sesamum indicum) production under Vindhyan region of eastern Uttar Pradesh
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v63i2.5415Keywords:
Agroforesty, Custard apple agri-horticultural system, Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, Guava agri-horticultural system, Imazethapyr, Oil contentAbstract
An experiment was conducted during the rainy season of 2015 at South Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, to study the effect of 3 agri-horticultural systems, viz. guava (Psidium guajava L.), custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) and open field, and 4 weed-management practices (pendimethalin 750g a.i/ha + hand-weeding (30 DAS); imazethapyr 75g a.i/ha (PoE) + intercultivation (IC) (45 DAS); quizalafop ethyl 40 g a.i/ha (PoE) + IC (45 DAS); and weedy check) on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Guava agri-horti system recorded higher plant height, biomass, capsule count and seed yield and also recorded less infestation of total weeds; whereas open field recorded the highest weed infestation. Pendimethalin recorded the highest weed-control efficiency (94.9% on density basis and 92.6% on biomass basis) at 40 DAS but reverse results observed after intercultivation as quizalofop-ethyl recorded significantly the lowest infestation of weed and recorded the highest plant biomass, capsule content, test weight and seed yield of sesame. In our study, guava proved a compatible agri-horti system for introduction of sesame and quizalofop ethyl 40 g a.i/ha (PoE) + IC (45 DAS) treatment as best for management of weeds and enhancing productivity.
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