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Integrated weed management in Bt cotton
A.B. Kamble, N.J. Danawale and Rajendrakumar
DOI :
http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-8164.2017.00104.6
Email :
drarunkamble@gmail.com
Address :
Department of Agronomy, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra 413 722
Keywords
Bt cotton, Economics, Herbicide, Weed management, Yield
Abstract
Application of pendimethalin PE 1.0 kg/ha or oxyfluorfen PE 0.1 kg/ha fb pyrithiobac-sodium PoE 75 g/ha at 45 DAS + one inter culturing through mechanical weeder 60 DAS in Bt. cotton recorded significantly lowest total weed density, weed biomass, weed index and weed persistence index while higher WCE, herbicide efficiency index, crop resistance index also higher seed cotton, lint, stalk yield, net returns and B:C ratio.