INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR DIRECT SEEDED FINGER MILLET (Eleusine coracana L.)

K.S. SHUBHASHREE¹, B.S. SOWMYALATHA²*
¹AICRP on Small Millets, ZARS, V.C.Farm, Mandya, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
²Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, V.C. Farm, Mandya, 571 405, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : sowmyalatha.vinu@gmail.com

Received : 31-03-2019     Accepted : 12-04-2019     Published : 15-04-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 7       Pages : 8193 - 8195
Int J Agr Sci 11.7 (2019):8193-8195

Keywords : Direct Seeded Finger Millet, Integrated Weed Approach, Herbicide Application, Mechanical Method
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to AICRP on Small Millets, ZARS, V.C.Farm, Mandya, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Finger millet or ragi has the pride of place in having the highest productivity among small millets and ranks third among the nutri-cereals next to sorghum and pearl millet. The production and productivity of finger millet is low because of inefficient irrigation and nutrient management, heavy weed infestation, incidence of blast disease etc. Among these, weed infestation is a serious threat to its production. Uncontrolled weed growth during crop period has significantly reduced the grain yield ranging from 34 to 61 per cent [1].The critical period for crop-weed competition is initial five weeks period from planting [2][3]. Effective weed management is needed for accomplishment of higher yield. It warrants for timely weeding and intercultivation within the critical period. Suitable weed management strategies should be adopted to keep weeds under check and to harness maximum yield benefit from finger millet through integrated weed management approach.

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