Chlorimuron-ethyl, Imazethapyr, Lentil, Pendimethalin, Quizalofop-ethyl, Seed yield, Weed management

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.