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Weed Management in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Wasp.] under Rainfed Conditions


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1 Division of Agronomy, Shahid Captain Ripudaman Singh Government College, Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), India
2 Division of Argonomy, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (S.K.N.A.U.), Durgapura, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India
     

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A field experiments was conducted for two consecutive Kharif seasons of 2012 and 2013 at Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur to study the effect of weed management practices on cowpea under rainfed conditions. Results revealed that application of imazethapyr + imazemox @ 40 g ai/ha at 20 days after sowing (DAS) recorded lowest dry weight of both monocot and dicot weeds with highest weed control efficiency (84.8%). However, maximum seed yield (9.04 q/ha), net returns (Rs. 24718/ ha) and B:C ratio (3.46) was obtained under application of imazethapyr @ 40 g/ha at 20 DAS.

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Cowpea, Resource Management, Pod Yield, B : C Ratio.
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  • Weed Management in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Wasp.] under Rainfed Conditions

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Authors

K. C. Gupta
Division of Agronomy, Shahid Captain Ripudaman Singh Government College, Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), India
Anil Kumar Gupta
Division of Argonomy, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (S.K.N.A.U.), Durgapura, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India
Rani Saxena
Division of Agronomy, Shahid Captain Ripudaman Singh Government College, Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


A field experiments was conducted for two consecutive Kharif seasons of 2012 and 2013 at Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura, Jaipur to study the effect of weed management practices on cowpea under rainfed conditions. Results revealed that application of imazethapyr + imazemox @ 40 g ai/ha at 20 days after sowing (DAS) recorded lowest dry weight of both monocot and dicot weeds with highest weed control efficiency (84.8%). However, maximum seed yield (9.04 q/ha), net returns (Rs. 24718/ ha) and B:C ratio (3.46) was obtained under application of imazethapyr @ 40 g/ha at 20 DAS.

Keywords


Cowpea, Resource Management, Pod Yield, B : C Ratio.

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