PJB-2025-209
Integrated Weed Management Strategies in Peanut Cultivation: An Evaluation of Bentazone + Imazamox and Essential Oils
KORAY KAÇAN
Abstract
This research explores environmentally friendly strategies for weed control in peanut farming, utilizing both a traditional synthetic herbicide (Bentazone+ Imazamox) and essential oils derived from plants, such as thyme and eucalyptus. The study took place in a peanut field in the Aegean region of Türkiye during the 2022-2023 growing season, employing a randomized complete block design for reliable results.
The research involved eight treatments with plant-based foliar sprays made from essential oils and hydrosols, one treatment with the commercial herbicide Bioxam, and a control group with no treatment. The effectiveness of pinus, thyme, and eucalyptus essential oils was evaluated for their ability to suppress weeds when applied after emergence at the 2-4 leaf stage. While the synthetic herbicide (Bioxam) provided nearly 90% weed control, it also caused mild phytotoxicity, slightly affecting the peanut plants.
These findings suggest that combining natural plant compounds with traditional herbicide methods can lead to effective and sustainable weed management in peanut farming. When the results of the treatments were analysed in terms of yield, Pinus EO, Thyme EO treatments, which were in the same statistical group with Bioxam hebicide, produced higher yields than the other treatments. When the results of the treatments were analysed in terms of yield, Pinus EO + Thyme EO, Pinus EO, Thyme EO treatments, which were in the same statistical group with Bioxam hebicide, produced higher yields than the other treatments. As the findings of the treatments were assessed concerning yield, Pinus EO + Thyme EO, Pinus EO, Thyme EO treatments, which fell within the same statistical cluster as Bioxam herbicide, yielded more than the other treatments.
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