A field experiment on different method of sowing and herbicides on the yield of pearl millet was conducted during kharif seasons of 2002 and 2003 under rainfed condition. Study revealed that line sowing of pearl millet at 45 cm apart produced significantly maximum grain yield (11.96 and 10.98 q/ha) in comparison to broad cast sowing during both the years. However, grain yield with line sowing at 45 cm apart and closer line sowing at 30 cm was remained at par. Among the weed control measures, the application of atrazine @ 0.5 kg a.i./ha as pre emergence along with one hand weeding at 30 days after sowing gave significantly maximum grain yield (12.81 and 11.27 q/ha) than that of unweeded check and other treatment including in the study except one hand weeding at 25 days after sowing.
Pearl millet, herbicide, grain yield, methods of sowing
