Indian Journal of Weed Science
  • Year: 1990
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 3and4

Interaction effects of nitrogen levels and weed control measures in wheat

  • Author:
  • U. S. Walia, L. S. Brar, S. P. Mehra
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 28 to 33

Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Abstract

Field experiment to find out the competitive behaviour of A. ludovlciana and Melilotus sp. with wheat under varying levels of nitrogen (80, 120 and 160 kg/ha) io combination with weed control treatments were conducted during 1984-85 and 1985-86. Results showed that there were no significant differences in grain yield of crop supplied with different levels of nitrogen during both years. Among weed control treatments, isoproturon (0.75 kg/ha) improved grain yield of wheat by 45.3 and 9.1 per cent as compared to crop treated with 2,4-D (controlled only dicot weeds) and diclofopmethly (1,0 kg/ha), a wild oat specific herbicide, indicating that competition of wild oat was more severe than Melilotus sp. in wheat.