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Effect of time of weed removal on growth and yield of potato
Author(s) -
THAKRAL K. K.,
PANDITA M. L.,
KHURANA S. C.,
KALLOO G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
weed research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1365-3180
pISSN - 0043-1737
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3180.1989.tb00838.x
Subject(s) - sowing , weed , weed control , yield (engineering) , agronomy , crop , dry weight , population , biology , mathematics , medicine , materials science , environmental health , metallurgy
Summary The effects of weed removal at five dates after planting the crop were examined and compared with weed‐free and unweeded controls. The results revealed that the total weed population increased up to 6 weeks after planting and then decreased drastically in both the years. Total dry weight of weeds (at weeding and at haulm‐cutting) was greatest in the unweeded control, followed by weeding at 10 weeks after planting. In both years, maximum yield was obtained where plots were kept weed‐free, followed by weeding at 4 and 6 weeks after planting. The remaining treatments, including weeding at 2 weeks after planting, resulted in significant reductions in tuber yield. In unweeded control plots the tuber yield of potato was reduced by 40–43%.