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Department of Agronomy, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313 001
Blackgram, Chemical control, Echinochloa spp., Quizalofop-ethyl, Residual effect
A field experiment was conducted at Research Farm of MPUAT, Udaipur for two consecutive years during 2008-09 and 2009-10 to evaluate the efficacy of different doses of quizalofop-ethyl as post-emergences (at 4-6 leaf stage of weeds) in blackgram and residual effect thereof on succeeding Rabi crops (wheat, gram and mustard). The experiment comprising five weed control treatments, viz. quizalofop-ethyl at 37.5 and 50 g/ha as post-emergence, pendimethalin 750 g/ha as pre-emergence, farmers practice of two hand weedings at 20 and 35 days after sowing (DAS) and weedy check, was conducted in randomized block design with four replications. To study phytotoxicity, quizalofop-ethyl 100 g/ha was also included in addition to above treatments. In the experimental field, more than 50% weeds were dominated by Echinochloa spp. Results revealed that among the herbicidal treatments, quizalofop-ethyl 50 g/ha recorded the lowest narrow-leaved weed density and dry weight at 30 DAS and at harvest during both the years. Quizalofop-ethyl irrespective of its doses was not effective against broad-leaved weeds. The weed control efficiency of quizalofop-ethyl 50 g/ha was 81.3% than the highest (85.6%) under two hand weedings against grassy weeds at harvest. Number of branches and pods/plant, seeds/pod and grain and stover yields of blackgram were also superior in plots treated with quizalofop-ethyl 50 g/ha or two HW. Quizalofop-ethyl was found safe to blackgram, and did not cause any residual toxicity to succeeding crops.