Weed Management Strategy of Farmers in Wheat in North India

India has achieved a record wheat production of 93.50 mtin 2015–16 (4^th Advance estimate). Weeds account for about one third of total losses caused by the pests of wheat. The study was conducted during 2010–11 and 2011–12 in Haryana and Punjab respectively in different cropping systemfrom twodistricts of Haryana and four districts of Punjab in the North Western India were selected randomly. From each district, four villages and from each village 10 farmers were randomly selected, making the sample size 240. The respondents were aware of crop rotation strategy to manage weeds and 41.25 per cent of them had adopted it. All the sample farmers applied herbicides to control weeds, some of them did use herbicide twice in the same year. The losses caused by weed can easily be minimized through different management strategies such as adopting different crop rotation, higher seed rate, retention of crop residue on soil surface, adopting zero tillage technology of wheat sowing and by use of chemical for both broad and leaf weed specifically, timely and uniform spray, standard chemical, rotation of herbicide and crop rotation are effective methods for weed control in wheat. Adoption of these strategies of weed control in wheat has to be stepped up to enhance wheat production.