BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 1a

Chemical weed management in sweet corn

  • Author:
  • P. P. Pawar, P. Y. Jondhale, S. C. Wadile, A. S. Tandale
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 92 to 95

Agronomy section, College of Agriculture, Dhule, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, 413722, (India)

Online published on 26 August, 2016.

Abstract

Application of pre-emergence herbicide, atrazine @ 0.75 kg a.i. ha−1 followed by post-emergence herbicide, metasulfuron-methyl @ 0.004 kg a.i. Ha−1 15 days after sowing resulted in consistent weed control, than the use of pre-emergence herbicide only and resulted in maximum yield of sweet corn.

Keywords

Sweet corn, Herbicides, Yield, Weed control efficiency