Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, District: Udham Singh nagar, Uttranchal. e-mail: anilksinghhort@rediffinail.com
An experiment was carried out to compare the response of herbicides (atrazine, pendimethalin and metribuzin at 1 and 2 kg a.i./ha) and mulching with rice straw and dry weeds along with manual weeding. All the treatments significantly increased number of basal shoots/plant which was at par with rice straw mulch. However, diameter of basal shoot was found to be maximum with weed free which was at par with metribuzina 2.0 kg a.i./ha. Flower yield was significantly higher with weed free followed by rice straw mulch, monthly hand Weeding, dry weed mulch and metribuzin 2.0 kg a.i.%/ha. Non significant difference was observed between weed free and rice straw mulch on flower produciton. Among herbicidal treatments, metribuzin at 2.0 kg a.i.%/ha was found more effective than pendimethalin and atrazine.
Rose, Herbicide, Inulche
