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EFFECT OF SOWING METHODS AND HERBICIDES ON WEEDS AND YEILD OF COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.)
Abstract
Effect of two sowing methods i.e., ridge and flat sowing and different herbicides viz., pendimethalin (Stomp 330E) @ 1.03 kg a.i.ha-¹, pendimethalin (Stomp 445SC) @ 0.89 & 1.11 kg a.i.ha-¹ and s-metolachlor (Dual gold 960EC) @ 1.92 & 2.40 kg a.i.ha-¹ on weeds and yield of seed cotton was studied under field conditions. All the herbicides significantly reduced the dry weight of weeds as compared to weedy check. Maximum reduction (76%) was observed in s-metolachlor @ 2.40 kg a.i.ha-¹. All the herbicides resulted in significantly maximum number of sympodial branches per plant than weedy check. Maximum number of mature bolls and seed cotton weight was recorded in s-metolachlor @ 1.92 kg a.i.ha-¹. Weedy check gave significantly minimum seed cotton yield of 547.39 kg ha-¹ compared with 1450.74 kg ha-¹ in s-metolachlor 1.92 kg a.i.ha-¹.

