📄 Abstract
A field study was performed to examine the effectiveness of pre-, post-emergence and sequential application of herbicides in weed management in chickpea. The experimental work was carried out following the randomized block design comprising twelve treatments and three replications. Pre-emergence application of oxyfluorfen at two rates, post emergence application of quizalofop-p-ethyl, propaquizafop and topramezone at varying times and rates, three sequential application comprising of one pre- and two post-emergence, weed-free treatment and weedy treatment were included among the treatments used. The field was predominantly occupied by Chenopodium album, Convolvulus arvensis, Taraxacum officinale and Parthenium hysterophorus. The weed management treatments were found to reduce the weed population, weed dry biomass and yield loss compared to the weedy treatment. Weed-free condition resulted in the maximum grain yield (2280.9 kg ha-1) and maximum income from crop production. Amongst herbicide treatments, topramezone 25.7 g ai ha-1 at 21 DAS post emergence resulted in the lowest weed index (8.7%), highest weed control efficiency at harvest (55.63%), lowest weed biomass at harvest (1.92 g m-2), highest grain yield (2083.3 kg ha-1) and maximum benefits: costs ratio (4.9).
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📚 How to Cite:
Adarsh Kumar, Akash Kushwah, Satwik Sahay Bisarya, Jaya Sharma , EFFICACY OF PRE- AND POST-EMERGENCE HERBICIDES IN CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.) , Volume 14 , Issue 5, May 2026, EPRA International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Economic Research (ARER) ,