Nishant Kumar Sai*, R. Tigga and V.K. Singh
IGKV, RMD College of Agriculture and Research station, Ambikapur-497001 (C.G.)India
Received-07.08.2017, Revised-20.08.2017
Abstract: An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of date and weed management techniques on growth and yield of blackgrama (Vigna mungo L.). Maximum seed yield was recorded when sowing was done on 15th July and weed management practices mechanical weeding (15 and 30 DAS and removal of weeds within rows by hand) followed by sowing on July 25th and weed management practices pendimethalin @ 0.75 a.i.ha-1 and mechanical weeding at 30 DAS. It was due to higher plant height, higher number of branch plant-1, dry matter production.
Keywords: Blackgram, Weed management practices, Growth attributes
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