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B.D. Patel, D.D. Chaudhari and V.J. Patel. 2022. Influence of mulch-based weed management in organic turmeric production . Indian Journal of Weed Science : 54( 1) 71- 76.

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Volume	Issue	Publication year	Page No	Type of article
54	1	2022	71-76	Research article

Influence of mulch-based weed management in organic turmeric production

B.D. Patel, D.D. Chaudhari and V.J. Patel

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-8164.2022.00012.0

Email: bdpatel62@yahoo.com

Address: B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110, India

Keywords:

Curcuma longa, Organic cultivation, Mulching, Rice straw mulch, Turmeric, Weed management, Wheat straw mulch

Abstract:

A study was carried out during two consecutive years (2018-19 and 2019-20) on a loamy sand soil at Anand, Gujarat, India to study the effectiveness of mulch-based weed management in organically grown turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) production. The wheat straw mulch 5 t/ha applied at 0-3 days after planting (DAP) fb hand weeding (HW) at 30, 60 and 90 DAP and rice straw mulch 5 t/ha (0-3 DAP) fb HW at 30, 60 and 90 DAP were found equally effective in reducing weed biomass with higher weed control efficiency. Both these treatments resulted in significantly higher rhizome yield with higher net return and benefit cost ratio of 1.79 and 1.77, respectively.