Effect of Cultural and Herbicidal Weed Management on the Yield of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)

Abstract

Pre-emergence application of pendimethalin at 1.0 kg ha^-1 with one hand weeding at 30 days after sowing demonstrated satisfactOl)' weed control on sandy loam soil and recorded 56.76 per cent higher seed yield (892 kg ha^-1) and higher benefit:cost ratio (22.42:1) than conventional two manual weedings (569 kg ha^-1 Application of 1.0 kg ha^-1 pendimethalin alone gave seed yield of 819 kg ha^-1. The lowest weed dry weight production was recorded under this treatment.