Normal planting (20 x 10 cm) produced significantly higher grain yield (4.18 t ha') than wider (25 x 10 cm), closcr (15 x 10 cm) and random/haphazard planting patterns. Two hand wcedings (25 and 50 DAT) gave significantly higher grain yield (4.15 t ha-') than anilofos at 0.4 kg ha-' pre-em.+2, 4-D at 0.5 kg ha" post-em., anilofos at 0.4+2, 4-0. at 0.5 kg ha-' pre-em. and anilofos at 0.4+2, 4-D at 0.5 kg ha-' pre-em. followed by I HW at 30 DAT and was found most appropriate treatment, when judged in terms of rcducing lolal wced population and dry matter and increasing bora rice grain yield.