Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 2

Cost Reduction in Cabbage Cultivation by Weed Control using Pendimethalin and Hoeing

  • Author:
  • Sumitra Arora, Madhuban Gopal1, Ranbir Singh2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 166 to 168

1Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012

2Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012

National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, LBS Building, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012

*Correspondence: sumitraarora@hotmail.com

Online published on 15 October, 2011.

Abstract

One pre-emergent application of pendimethalin (Stomp 35 EC) herbicide and one hoeing was found to control maximum pests of cabbage crop. By following proper date of sowing of cabbage crop and controlllng the weeds, no pest including insect and diseases was observed to attack the crop.

Keywords

cabbage cultivation, Economics analysis