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Dhiman Mukherjee. 2025. Weed management in wheat under different sowing windows in new alluvial zone of West Bengal, India . Indian Journal of Weed Science : 57( ) 34- 42.







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Volume Issue Publication year Page No Type of article
57 2025 34-42 Research article
Weed management in wheat under different sowing windows in new alluvial zone of West Bengal, India

Dhiman Mukherjee

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-8164.2025.00005.3

Email: dhiman_mukherjee@yahoo.co.in
Address: Regional Research Station, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Jhargram, West Bengal 721507, India

Keywords:

Herbicide, IWM, Nutrient, Sowing Time, Weed, Wheat, Yield



Abstract:

A field experiment was conducted at District Seed Farm (AB Block), Kalyani under Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya during the winter season of 2019-20 and 2020-21 in upland situations to study the effect of different sowing windows and weed management measures on growth and yield of wheat. The experiment was carried out in a split plot design with three replications. Three sowing times (timely, late and very late) in the main plot and eight weed management options, viz. pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb metsulfuron g/ha, pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb carfentrazone 20 g/ha, pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb metsulfuron 4 g/ha + carfentrazone 20 g/ha, pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb pinoxaden 50 g/ha, pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb clodinafop-propargyl 60 g/ha, pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb one hand weeding at 35 DAS, hand weeding thrice (at 20, 35 and 50 DAS) and weedy check in sub -plots. At 30 DAS, more weed density was observed with the timely sowing condition and reduced with the date of progress of wheat sowing. However, broad -leaf weed density was less with very late sown conditions and significantly superior to all other main plot treatments. With different subplot treatments, the lowest density of grasses was found with hand weeding thrice and was followed by pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb metsulfuron 4 g/ha + carfentrazone 20 g/ha, and was statistically better to all other treatments except pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb one hand weeding at 35 DAS. However, at 60 and 90 DAS, the lowest density of grassy, BLWs and sedges was observed with the timely sown condition and significantly better than other treatments. With various herbicidal treatments, the lowest density of grasses registered with the pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb one hand weeding and markedly better than all other treatments except hand weeding thrice. Total uptake of nutrients was lowest with the timely sown condition and was notably better than all other main plot treatments. Among herbicidal treatments, significantly lower uptake by weed was seen with pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb one hand weeding at 35 DAS and pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb clodinafop-propargyl 60 g/ha. Grain yield varies significantly with sowing windows and weed management measures. More grain yield was found with timely sown conditions and was statistically better than other main plot treatments. Timely sown conditions  gain 97.6 and 45.86 % more grain yield over very late sown situations. Among various integrated weed management options more grain yield gain with hand weeding thrice and was at par with pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb one hand weeding at 35 DAS, pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb clodinafop-propargyl 60 g/ha, pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb metsulfuron 4 g/ha + carfentrazone 20 g/ha and pendimethalin 750 g/ha fb pinoxaden 50 g/ha. The study concluded that sequential/tank-mix application of pre- and or post-emergence herbicide could be adopted with appropriate sowing time for broad-spectrum control of weeds in wheat. 





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