WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN MAIZE

G. HETTA¹, S.S. RANA², B. BABAL³*, SHALLEY⁴, S. KUMAR^5
1Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
²Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
³Department of Soil Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
⁵Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : bhawnababal10@gmail.com

Received : 09-11-2022     Accepted : 28-11-2022     Published : 30-11-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 11       Pages : 11934 - 11940
Int J Agr Sci 14.11 (2022):11934-11940

Keywords : Maize, Weeds, Management, Yield
Academic Editor : Dr Pratik Joshi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agronomy; Department of Soil Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

There is a long history of weeds competing with the main crop for nutrients, space, light, and water which is essential for their progress and advancement. The weeds associated with maize crop and methodologies adopted by people engaged in agriculture for weed management have been discussed in this review. Reports have estimated around a 37% global loss in total maize production due to weeds. Among the different available weed control methods, cultural methods have been in use since long. Recently Sri Lanka abandoned its quest to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation, announcing it would immediately lift an import ban on pesticides and other agricultural inputs. Considering the need to ensure food security, they have allowed the use of chemicals such as herbicides and other chemical inputs that are urgently needed. Since none of the single approach methods can work well enough on maize crops, integrated weed management are recommended through several reports