Weed dynamics, growth and yield of transplanted finger millet as influenced by different weed management practices

Abstract

A field experiment conducted during kharif, 2013 at S.V. Agricultural College Farm, Tirupati, to
study the weed management options in transplanted finger millet. Pre-emergence (PE) application
ofoxyflourfen @ 0.1 kg/ha at 3 days after transplanting (DAT) followed by (fb) post-emergence
(PoE) application of azimsulfuron @ 20 g/ha applied at 20 DAT resulted in lesser weed density,
weed dry matter, maximum plant height, tillers/m2, dry matter production which in turn favourably
influenced the grain yield and straw yield of transplanted finger millet compared to other weed
control treatments. The unweeded check recorded the smaller plants and lesser dry matter and
hence, resulted in yield reduction of about 47% in transplanted finger millet.