Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya Pradesh

The present study was carried out during winter (rabi) season of 2019–20 and 2020–21 at College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to study the role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in the northern reg...

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Main Authors: PAVAN KUMAR PARA, SHAILENDRA SINGH KUSHWAH, R K TIWARI, KIRAN SHARMA, B K SHARMA
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Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2025-03-01
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SHAILENDRA SINGH KUSHWAH
R K TIWARI
KIRAN SHARMA
B K SHARMA
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description The present study was carried out during winter (rabi) season of 2019–20 and 2020–21 at College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to study the role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in the northern region of Madhya Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design (SPD) with three replications. The treatments comprise 21 combinations with tillage systems, namely conventional tillage (CT), minimal tillage (MT) and zero tillage (ZT), as main plots and seven weed control practices, viz. sulfosulfuron (30 g/ha); metsulfuron-methyl (4 g/ha); clodinafop (60 g/ha); sulfosulfuron + metsulfuron-methyl (30 + 2 g/ha); clodinafop + metsulfuron-methyl (60 + 4 g/ha), two hand weeding at 30 and 60 days after sowing (DAS), as a sub plot. Both biomass and weed density were reduced by 45% in ZT and 19% in MT and grain yield was increased by 20% in ZT and 14% in MT compared to CT at 60 days after sowing. Two-hand weeding with ZT produced the maximum grain production (5.2 t/ha), which was statistically comparable to applying clodinafop + metsulfuron (60 + 4) g/ha under the ZT. ZT practice coupled with two-hand weeding (30 and 60 DAS) provided 43.7% higher gross profit than CT with two-hand weeding (30 and 60 DAS); however, net profit increased by 18%, B:C (3.11) under ZT with clodinafop + metsulfuron (60 + 4) g/ha than CT with clodinafop + metsulfuron- methyl. Because of the increased production costs, the B:C was lower in all herbicidal treatments using CT and MT. Consequently, ZT in conjunction with clodinafop + metsulfuron (60 + 4 g/ha) in wheat can be suggested for effective control of weeds, enhanced yield and profitable production.
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spelling doaj-art-76dd54932ed448d1b7b7d78bdf26a5152025-08-20T03:09:59ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences0019-50222394-33192025-03-0195410.56093/ijas.v95i4.147288Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya PradeshPAVAN KUMAR PARA0SHAILENDRA SINGH KUSHWAH1R K TIWARI2KIRAN SHARMA3B K SHARMA4ICAR-Directorate of Weed research, Maharajpur, Jabalpur, Madhya PradeshKrishi Vigyan Kendra, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya PradeshCollege of Agriculture (Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh), Rewa, Madhya PradeshCollege of Agriculture (Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh), Tikamgarh, Madhya PradeshZonal Agriculture Research Station, Bhohani, Narsingpur, Madhya Pradesh The present study was carried out during winter (rabi) season of 2019–20 and 2020–21 at College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to study the role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in the northern region of Madhya Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design (SPD) with three replications. The treatments comprise 21 combinations with tillage systems, namely conventional tillage (CT), minimal tillage (MT) and zero tillage (ZT), as main plots and seven weed control practices, viz. sulfosulfuron (30 g/ha); metsulfuron-methyl (4 g/ha); clodinafop (60 g/ha); sulfosulfuron + metsulfuron-methyl (30 + 2 g/ha); clodinafop + metsulfuron-methyl (60 + 4 g/ha), two hand weeding at 30 and 60 days after sowing (DAS), as a sub plot. Both biomass and weed density were reduced by 45% in ZT and 19% in MT and grain yield was increased by 20% in ZT and 14% in MT compared to CT at 60 days after sowing. Two-hand weeding with ZT produced the maximum grain production (5.2 t/ha), which was statistically comparable to applying clodinafop + metsulfuron (60 + 4) g/ha under the ZT. ZT practice coupled with two-hand weeding (30 and 60 DAS) provided 43.7% higher gross profit than CT with two-hand weeding (30 and 60 DAS); however, net profit increased by 18%, B:C (3.11) under ZT with clodinafop + metsulfuron (60 + 4) g/ha than CT with clodinafop + metsulfuron- methyl. Because of the increased production costs, the B:C was lower in all herbicidal treatments using CT and MT. Consequently, ZT in conjunction with clodinafop + metsulfuron (60 + 4 g/ha) in wheat can be suggested for effective control of weeds, enhanced yield and profitable production. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/147288Conventional tillage, Minimum tillage, Weed density, Weed control efficiency, Yield, Zero tillage
spellingShingle PAVAN KUMAR PARA
SHAILENDRA SINGH KUSHWAH
R K TIWARI
KIRAN SHARMA
B K SHARMA
Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya Pradesh
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Conventional tillage, Minimum tillage, Weed density, Weed control efficiency, Yield, Zero tillage
title Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya Pradesh
title_full Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya Pradesh
title_fullStr Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya Pradesh
title_full_unstemmed Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya Pradesh
title_short Role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in northern region of Madhya Pradesh
title_sort role of herbicides and tillage on weeds and wheat triticum aestivum yield in northern region of madhya pradesh
topic Conventional tillage, Minimum tillage, Weed density, Weed control efficiency, Yield, Zero tillage
url https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/147288
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