Yield and quality of bajra napier hybrid as influenced by weed management practices

This study aimed to standardize an economic weed management strategy for bajra napier hybrid and carried out during 2019–20 at College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with 9 treatments in three replications. Data showed that weed management practices had significant effect on weed characters viz., weed count, density, dry weight and weed control efficiency (WCE) as well as on crop characters viz., plant height, leaf area, number of tillers, leaf stem ratio, tussock diameter, green fodder yield, dry fodder yield and crude protein content. The treatment of oxadiargyl 90 g ha⁻¹ on 3–5 DAP followed by (fb) hand weeding (HW) on 25–30 days after planting (DAP) recorded the lowest weed count, density, dry weight, weed index (WI) and the highest WCE with fodder yields, and recommended for adoption.