Influence of different herbicides on growth, yield and economics of lentil

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2011–12 and 2012–13 at Raipur, Chhattisgarh to find most effective herbicides for weed management in lentil. Best result was found in hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS closely followed by pre-mix application of pendimethalin + imazethapyr 1.0 kg/ha as pre-emergence wherein lowest weed dry weight was recorded at 60 DAS with maximum weed control efficiency, tallest plant, maximum branches/plant, highest plant dry matter accumulation, highest pods/plant, seeds/plant, test weight, maximum grain and stover yield, maximum net return and B:C ratio over all the treatments.