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37 2005 33 - 35 Full length articles
Role of Variable Tillage Depths on the Seed Bank Dynamics of Phalaris minor Retz. in Wheat
U. S. Walia, Devinder Singh and L. S. Brar
DOI : IJWS-2005-37-1&2-10
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Dry matter of Phalaris minor recorded at the time of harvest was found to be 100~er in the wheat crop sown after giving deep/inverted tillage with mould board plough dUring the start of the experiment and consequently the number of seeds of P minor in the top 0-15 cm soil depth was found to be significantly less in these treatments as compared to the plots of continuous zero till sown crop for three years. Post-emergence application of clodinafop 60 g ha- I, sulfosulfuron 25 g ha- I and fenoxaprop-p-ethyl 100 g ha,l was found to be at par with respect to dry matter accumulation by P minor. However, seed bank recorded during the year of termination was found to be significantly less in clodinafop, sulfosulfuron as compared to fenoxaprop-p-ethyl treated plots. Wheat sown after giving inverted tillage (during 2001-02) produced significantly higher grain yield as compared to the crop sown with zero tillage or zero tillage followed by normal tillage.

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