Department of Sericulture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, (Tamil Nadu), India.
*Department of Agronomy, TNAU, Coimbatore-641 003, (TN), India.
Perennial weed, Cynodon dactylon L. is one of the most troublesome weeds in mulberry plantations. Treatments comprising hand weeding and intercropping with cowpea recorded the lowest weed density and dry weight. The total weed control efficiency ranged between 76.6 and 52.6%, while the efficacy against C. dactylon ranged between 77.8 and 37.2%. The leguminous intercrop had a positive and significant influence on mulberry growth and yield.
Glyphosate, paraquat, mulberry, weed management, Cynodon dactylon
