Abstract:
A field experiment entitled was conducted at Research Farm, AICRP on Forage Crops, Department of Agronomy and Plant Physiology, JNKVV, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) during
Kharif season of the year 2018-19. The treatments comprised of 7 weeds control methods viz. application of herbicides Tembotrione @120g ha
-1, Topramezon @35g ha
-1, Tembotrione+Atrazine @120g+250g ha
-1, Topramezon+Atrazine @35g+250g ha
-1, 2,4-D @500g ha
-1, two hand weeding, and another one kept untreated (weedy check) in each replication. The research experiment was laid out in a randomized block design replicated thrice. Plant height significantly increased due to weed control treatments. The highest plant height was noted in treatment T
6 hand weeding and lowest plant height in treatment T
7- Control (weedy check) The biochemical estimations viz., protein (%), fat (%), carbohydrate (%), fibre (%), ash (%) significantly influenced by weed control treatments. Treatment T
6-Hand weeding had maximum value of carbohydrate (69.33), fat (3.95), fibre (2.87), ash (2.64). Whereas, treatment T
4-Topramizon + Atrazine @35g+250g ha
-1 found maximum value of protein (9.97). The major yield components were also found superior for number of cobs plant
-1, cob length, cob girth, number of grains cob
-1, cob weight, 100 grain weight including high biological yield and seed yield and highest harvest index in the hand weeding treatment (T
6) due to better control of weeds which resulted into better photo assimilate transportation towards the sink.
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