Influence of weed management and vermicompost on weed dynamics, yield and nutrient uptake by fenugreek
324 / 214
Authors
-
Bharat Malunjkar
MPKV, Rahuri
Author
-
Dr Bharat D. Malunjkar
MPKV, Rahuri
Author
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7102-7875
-
Dr Arvind Verma
MPUAT, Uadipur
Author
-
Ganga Ram MAli
A U Jodhapur
Author
-
Monali Suryawanshi
MPKV, Rahuri
Author
-
Sanjay Chitodkar
MPKV, Rahuri
Author
Keywords:
Fenugreek, nutrient uptake, vermicompost, weed control efficiency, weed density , weed dynamics, weed managementAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at Instructional farm, RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur during Rabi 2016-17 and 2017-18 to study the weed dynamics, yield and nutrient uptake in fenugreek. Weed management experiment consists of thirteen different weed management practices assigned to main plot and levels of vermicompost in sub plot. Results of the field experiment revealed that pre-emergence application of oxadiargyl 100 g/ha fb hoeing at 40 DAS recorded the lowest weed density (24.25 /m2) and dry matter of total weeds (158.22 g/m2) over weedy check (245.42 /m2 and 893.44 g/m2) and higher weed control efficiency (82.30 per cent). The same treatment registered higher yield attributes like number of pods (46.68), seeds per pod (17.33), seed weight per pod (9.05 g / plant) and test weight (12.59 g) seed yield (2820 kg/ha) over rest of the weed management treatments. Maximum yield loss 65.0 percent was recorded in weedy check (1055 kg/ha) compared with weed free check (2908 kg/ha). Weed management practices showed significant variation in nutrient uptake by weeds and fenugreek crop at harvest. Interaction effect of Weed management practices and vermicompost application to fenugreek crop showed significant effect on total dry matter accumulation by weeds. Also it showed significantly higher grain yield due to combined effect of Weed management practices and vermicompost application to fenugreek. Based on the pooled results, it was concluded that for maximum seed yield effective weed management and minimum nutrient uptake by weeds and higher uptake by plant through pre emergence application of oxadiargyl 100 g/ha PE fb hoeing at 40 DAS along with application of vermicompost 5 t/ha was found superior in fenugreek grown in irrigated conditions of southern Rajasthan.
Downloads
References
Agricultural Statistics at a Glance. 2022. Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. pp. 214-217.
Bagri, P.R., Naruka, I.S., Shaktawat, R.P.S., Rathore, S.S. and Singh, D. 2014. Weed management in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). International Journal of Seed Spices 4(2): 36-41.
Brar, S.K. 2018.Effect of weed management practices on the performance of clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba(L.) Taub]. Agriculture Science Digest 38(2): 135-138.
Chopra, N. and Chopra, N.K. 2007. Production of weed free mother bulb of onion (Allium cepa) through integration of herbicide and weeding. Indian Journal of Agronomy 52(1): 80-82.
Cocharan, W.G. and Cox, G.M. 1967. Experimental designs (II Ed.). John Wiley and Sons, Singapore.
Deewan, P. Mundra, S.L. Trivedi, J. Meena, R.H. And Verma, R. 2018. Nutrient uptake in maize under different weed and nutrient management options. Indian Journal of Weed Science 50(3): 278-281.
Donald, C.M. and Humblin. 1976. The biological yield and harvest index of cereals as agronomic and plant breeding criteria. Advances in Agronomy 28: 361-405.
Fagaria, V.D., Gupta K.C. and Saxena, R. 2014. Integrated weed management in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) in semi arid regions of Rajasthan. International
Journal of Agricultural Sciences 10(1): 302-304.
Ghahari, M., Bardaran., R. and Forutani, R. 2013. Effect of planting density and weeding time on weeds and fenugreek dry matter. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 18(8): 1171-1176.
Gomez, A.K. and Gomez, A.A. 1984. Statistical procedures for agricultural research (2nd ed.), John Willey and Sons. Singapore.
Jackson, M.L. 1973. Soil chemical analysis. Ed. 2.Prentice Hall Inc. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. pp. 134-82.
Khokhar, A.K. and Nepalia, V. 2010. Effect of herbicides and nutrient management on weed flora, nutrient uptake and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum) under irrigated conditions. Indian Journal of Weed Science 42(1 & 2): 14-18.
Kumar, A., Tripathi, S.S., Govindra, S. and Singh, V.P. 2005. Efficacy of herbicides on weeds and seed yield of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-gracecum L.). Indian Journal of Weed Science 37(3 & 4): 279-280.
Kumar, R., Malik, Y.P. and Punia, S.S. 2016. Weed control in fenugreek with pendimethalin and imazethapyr. Indian Journal of Weed Science 48(2): 225–227.
Kumar, S., Rana, S.S., Chander, N. and Sharma, N. 2013. Integrated weed management in garlic. Indian Journal of Weed Science 45(2): 126-130.
Mani, V.S., Malla, M.L., Gautam, K.C. and Das, B. 1973. Weed killing chemicals in potato cultivation. PANS, 23 (8): 17-18.
Mehta, R.S., Meena, S.S. and Lal, G. 2010. Effect of irrigation levels and weed control methods on dry matter accumulation, growth dynamics and yield of fenugreek (Trigonella-foenium-graecum L.). Indian Journal of Horticulture 67(2): 219-224.
Meena, S.S., Mehta, R.S., Lal, G. and Anwer, M.M. 2013. Economic feasibility of weed management practices in fenugreek. Indian Journal of Horticulture. 70(1): 150-153
Owla, M.L., Nepalia, V., Chouhan, G.S. and Singh, D. 2015. Effect of fertility levels, nutrient sources and weed control on weed dynamics and yield of quality protein maize (Zea mays) and relative nitrogen and phosphorus uptake. Indian Journal of Agronomy 60(2): 267-272.
Punia S.S. and Tehlan, S. 2017. Bioefficacy of different herbicides in fenugreek. Indian Journal of Weed Science 49(3): 298–299.
Richards, L.A. 1968. Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkaline soils. USDA Hand book No. 60, Oxford and IBH Pub. Co. New Delhi.
Sharma, O.L. 2009. Integrated weed management in fenugreek. Indian Journal of Weed Science 41(3&4): 133-135.
Singh, N., Mundra, S.L. and Kaushik, M.K. 2014. Production potential of fenugreek as influenced by weed management practices. Indian Journal of Weed Science 46(2): 197-199.
Shivran, A.C., Jat, N.L., Singh, D., Rajput, S.S. and Mittal G.K. 2016. Effect of integrated nutrient management on productivity and economics of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). Legume Research 39(2): 279-283.
Snell, P.D. and Snell, G.T. 1949. Colorimetric method of analysis, 3rd Ed. Vol. II-D, Van Mastrand CO. Inc. New York.
Tiwari, R.C. Bairwa, P.K. Sharma and Khandelwal, S.K. 2006. Effect of phophorus and weed control on fenugreek (Trigonella foenum - graecum L.). Legume Research 29(4): 304-307.
Tiwari, D.K., Kewat, M.L., Khan, J.A. and Khamparia, N.K. 2007. Evaulation of efficacy of post-emergence herbicides in soybean (Glycine max (L.). Indian Journal of Agronomy 52(1): 74-76.
Verma, S. K., Singh, S. B., Meena , R. N., Prasad, S. K., Meena, R. S. and Gaurav. 2015. A review of weed management in India: the need of new directions for sustainable agriculture. The Bioscan 10 : 253-263.
Tripathi, S.S. and Singh, V.P. 2008. Efficiency of herbicides on weed infestation and seed yield of fenugreek. Indian Journal of Weed Science 40(1&2): 113-114.
Downloads
Submitted
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 International Journal of Seed Spices
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
