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Volume 23, No. (4), 2013 (August)
IMPACT OF INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT ON FLAT-SOWN COTTON (GOS SYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.)
H. Ali, S. A. Abid, S. Ahmad, N. Sarwar, M. Arooj, A. Mahmood, A. N. Shahzad

H. Ali, S. A. Abid, S. Ahmad, N. Sarwar, M. Arooj, A. Mahmood, A. N. Shahzad
1 Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan
2 Department of Agronomy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

Corresponding Author: hakoomatali94@gmail.com
DOI: NA
Page Number(s): 1185-1192
Published Online First: August 01, 2013
Publication Date: August 01, 2013
ABSTRACT

Field experiments were conducted during 2006 and 2007 to develop an effective integrated method of weed control for conventional flat-sown cotton. Treatments included combinations of chemical (No chemical, Pendimethalin @2.5 L ha-1 , and Glyphosate @4.7 L ha-1) and mechanical (No inter-culturing, Inter-culturing, Hand-weeding, and Inter-culturing + Hand-weeding) methods of weed control. A RCBD experiment with split plot arrangements was laid out; where chemical treatments were kept in main plots while mechanical treatments in subplots. Pendimethlin in combination with different mechanical treatments produced the maximum weed control (97%) at 30 DAS (days after sowing), while at 60 DAS the maximum weed control (91%) was achieved by application of Glyphosate in combination with Inter-culturing + hand-weeding. Highest seed cotton yields 2578 and 3613 kg ha-1 were recorded with application of Pendimethalin in combination with Inter-culturing + hand-weeding, followed by 2468 and 3396 kg ha-1 with application of Pendimethalin in combination with Hand-weeding during 2006 and 2007, respectively. Application of Pendimethalin in combination with Inter-culturing and hand-weeding produced the maximum plant dry weight (kg ha-1). Variations in characteristics of fiber quality i.e. %GOT, staple length (mm), and micronaire (µg inch-1) in response to different treatment combinations were either non significant or significant with very little practical importance. It is suggested that pre-emergence application of Pendimethalin in combination with Inter-culturing + hand-weeding may be used for efficient weed control and higher yields in flat-sown cotton.

Keywords: Weed control, cotton, herbicide, flat sowing, hand-weeding, inter-culturing, integrated weed management
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