Cumin, Oxadiargyl, Weed, Yield

A field experiment was conducted during 2013-14 at Research Farm, College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) to study the weed management practices in cumin. Twelve weed management treatments were laid in randomized block design with three replications. Weed free treatment recorded significant maximum growth and yield attributes of cumin followed by oxadiargyl at 0.06 kg/ ha (PE) fb two hand weeding at 40 and 60 DAS. Similarly, significant maximum seed yield (595 kg/ha), straw yield (900 kg/ha) and harvest index (39.7%) was observed with oxadiargyl at 0.06 kg/ha as pre-emergence fb two hand weeding at 40 and 60 DAS. Maximum weed population was measured in case of weedy check, which was followed by hand weeding (40 DAS) at all the growth stages of cumin. It may be concluded that application of oxadiargyl at 0.06 kg/ha as pre-emergence fb two hand weeding at 40 and 60 DAS may be use for higher yield of cumin.