Effect of integrated weed management on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

Authors

  • R.N. MANSURI N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396 450
  • D.D. PATEL N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396 450
  • S.J. SANDHI N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396 450
  • L.J. DESAI N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396 450
  • D.R. PRAJAPATI N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396 450

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v59i3.5640

Keywords:

Crop protection, Economics, Integrated weed management, Sugarcane, Yield

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during 2011–12 at Navsari, to study the effect of integrated weed management on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). Three hand-weedings (HW) at 30, 60 and 90 days after planting (DAP) and 2 interculturing (IC) at 45 and 90 DAP recorded significantly higher number of tillers/m row length, plant height and yield-attributing characters, i.e. millable cane height, number of millable canes and number of internodes/millable cane as well as cane yield. This resulted in higher monetary returns followed by the treatment comprising application of metribuzin 1.0 kg/ha as pre-emergence + 1 HW and IC at 60 DAP or Atrazine 2.0 kg/ha as pre-emergence + one HW and IC at 60 DAP.

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Published

2024-04-30

Issue

Vol. 59 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Research Communication

How to Cite

R.N. MANSURI, D.D. PATEL, S.J. SANDHI, L.J. DESAI, & D.R. PRAJAPATI. (2024). Effect of integrated weed management on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). Indian Journal of Agronomy, 59(3), 493-496. https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v59i3.5640