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C. Chinnusamy, K. Kalaichelvi and N.K. Prabhakaran. 2009. Effect of mechanical weeding on weeds infestation productivity and profitability of aerobic rice . Indian Journal of Weed Science : 41( ) 38- 40.

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Volume	Issue	Publication year	Page No	Type of article
41		2009	38-40	Full length articles

Effect of mechanical weeding on weeds infestation productivity and profitability of aerobic rice

C. Chinnusamy, K. Kalaichelvi and N.K. Prabhakaran

DOI: IJWS-2009-41-1&2 Supplymentary-6

Email: chinnusamy@hotmail.com

Address: DWSR Centre, Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

Keywords:

Mechanical weeders, Aerobic rice, Weed management

Abstract:

Field experiments were conducted at wetland farm of TNAU during rabi 2006-07 and kharif 2007, to evaluate the efficiency of mechanical weeders on weeds, productivity and economics of aerobic rice. Minimum weed density, weed dry weight and higher weed control efficiency including grain yield of aerobic rice were obtained in plots receiving pre-emergence application of pendimethalin at 1.0 kg/ha followed by mechanical weeding with single type sweep weeder at 45 DAS followed by single wheel hoe at 45 DAS and both proved more remunerative than hand weeding twice at 25 and 45 days.