Effect of Land Configuration and Weed Management on Yield and Yield Attributes of Green Gram (Vigna radiata L)

To study the effect of land configuration and weed management on yield and yield attributes of green gram, a field experiment was conducted at Hisar during kharif 2016 in strip plot design with four replications. Ridge method of planting recorded significantly higher number of branches plant⁻¹, seeds pod⁻¹, 100 seed weight and seed yield in comparison to flat method of planting. Among the weed management practices, application of pendimethalin 30 EC @ 1.0 kg/ha-PE fb imazethapyr 10% SL @ 55 g/ha at 15–20 DAS recorded significantly higher number of branches plant⁻¹, seeds pod⁻¹, pods plant⁻¹ and 100 seed weight compared to weedy check. Similarly the same treatment recorded higher yield to the tune of 236, 48 and 18% over weedy check, pendimethalin 30 EC @ 1.0 kg/ha-PE and Imazethapyr 10% SL@ 55 g/ha at 15–20 DAS, respectively. Highest net returns (` 24632/ha), BC ratio (2.15) and weed control efficiency (94%) was also recorded when pendimethalin 30 EC @ 1.0 kg/ha-PE fb imazethapyr 10% SL @ 55 g/ha at 15–20 DAS of green gram crop was applied.