Author(s):

Manju Rani Sahu, Madan Kumar Jha, Bharti Jha and Pashyanti Urraiya

Abstract: The field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2016-17 at the Horticulture Research cum Instructional farm, BTC CARS, Bilaspur (C.G.). The treatments consisted of ten combination of different agro input management practices viz., T₁ (control weedy check),T₂ (weed free),T₃ (Pendimethalin @ 1.75 kg/ha (pre-emergence)),T₄ (Oxyfluorfen @ 1 kg/ha (pre-emergence)), T₅ (Quizalofop-ethyl @1 kg/ha (Post-emergence)), T₆ (Pendimethalin @ 1.750 kg/ha (Pre emergence) + Quizalofop-ethyl @ 1 kg/ha (Post-emergence)), T₇ (Oxyfluorfen @ 1 kg/ha (Pre-emergence) + Quizalofop-ethyl @ 1 kg/ha (Post-emergence)), T₈ (Two hand weeding at 25 and 45 DAT), T₉ (Black polythene mulch), T₁₀ (Organic mulch with paddy straw @ 20 q/ha).The significantly maximum plant height (cm) was recorded 34.44 cm (T₂), 65.89 cm (T₂), 68.58 cm (T₂), and 67.38 cm (T₂) and minimum plant height (cm) was recorded 26.33 cm (T₁), 50.80 cm (T₁), 51.71 cm (T₁), and 50.70 cm (T₁) Was recorded 30, 60, 90 DAT and at harvest. The significantly maximum number of leaves was recorded 5.60 (T₇), 8.30 (T₂), 10.00 (T₂), and 9.80 (T₂) and minimum number of leaves was recorded 4.67 (T₁), 5.47 (T₁), 6.48 (T₂), and 6.13 (T₂) Was recorded 30, 60, 90 DAT and at harvest.

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