Oxadiargyl at 50 g ha" applied 20 days after sowing proved most effective in
minimizing weed growth and enhancing the seed yield of cumin which was similar to that of
pendimethalin at 1.0 kg ha·'. Oxadiargyl at 75 g ha" and above showed some phytotoxicity
symptoms on cumin leaves which was recovered at later stages. Residual effect of oxadiargyl
was not observed on succeeding crops of mothbean and pearl millet.