Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar-385 506, India.
1Correspondence Author address: Anupriya YadavD/O Jawahar lal Yadav Vill-Shrinagar, Teh Nasirabad, Dist. Ajmer-305025 (Raj.)
2NRC, on Seed Spices, Tabiji Ajmer (Rajasthan) 305 206
3Directorate of Horticulture, Pant Krishi Bhavan, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Online published on 9 May, 2012.
An experiment was conducted rabi season of 2008–2009 to find economically viable method of weed control for cumin. Results revealed that highest yield attributes and yield of cumin was recorded with post emergence application of Oxadiargyl 50 g ha−1 20 DAS + HW, being statistically at par with rest of the treatments except weedy check and post emergence application of glyphosphate @ 0.5 kg/ha. The seed yield of cumin in weedy check was only 75 kg/ha which was too low compared to weed free (605 kg/ha). Thus, weed cause great loss to seed yield of cumin. The highest net return (Rs.41081/ha) and BCR (2.17) was recorded with application of oxadiargyl 50 g/ha at 20 DAS which was higher over rest of the treatments. Thus, it can be inferred that application of Oxadiargyl 50 g ha−1 at 7 DAS or 20 DAS + HW is best method of weed control for realizing higher yield.
Cumin, Yield attributes, Growth, Weed managment
