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Mulching and weed control studies in Kinnow

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Title Mulching and weed control studies in Kinnow
 
Creator Bhanukar, Manoj
 
Contributor Sindhu, S.S.
 
Subject Cultivation, Weeds, Fruits, Heterocyclic compounds, Planting, Crop residues, Herbicides, Yields, Control methods, Soil water content
 
Description The experiment entitled “Mulching and Weed Control Studies in Kinnow” was
conducted at Research Farm of the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural
University, Hisar during the year 2013 to find out the suitable mulching and herbicides on
moisture status, weed control and nutrient content in plants as well as improvement in
growth, yield and quality of kinnow. The treatments comprising six levels of mulches and
nine levels of herbicides were laid out in a randomized block design with three replications
keeping a net plot size of 6.0 x 6.0 m separately. The data were recorded on various
parameters, which were influenced significantly by different levels of mulching and
herbicides.
In mulching experiment, the minimum value for soil pH and ECe, while, maximum
values for soil moisture per cent, NPK and growth parameters viz. plant girth, spread,
height and leaf water potential were recorded with black polythene of 200μ mulch.
However, maximum TSS, ascorbic acid and minimum acidity were recorded in paddy straw
mulch and maximum juice content was recorded with black polythene 200μ mulch, while
maximum fruit weight, length, breadth, number of fruits and yield were recorded in black
polythene 200μ mulch. Similarly, lowest number, fresh and dry weight of weeds at all
monthly interval were observed with Black polythene 200μ and 100μ mulch followed by
paddy straw mulch. The results suggest that the Black polythene 200μ mulch has shown the
best economical mulch for higher yield with quality fruit production at commercial scale.
In weed control experiment, soil pH, ECe, leaf water potential and fruit acidity
were remaining unchanged during the time frame. However, manual weeding at monthly
interval treatment found best for all other parameters viz. soil NPK, moisture, growth,
yield, quality and weed parameters while, in herbicidal treatments, atrazine 2 kg +
glyphosate 1% recorded best for the same. Manual weeding at monthly interval treatments
gave the best results but it was very costly and herbicidal combination of atrazine 2 kg +
glyphosate 1% resulted almost similar to manual weeding at monthly interval treatment.
Atrazine 2 kg + Glyphosate 1% found best economical combination for commercial
production of kinnow with quality fruits under semi arid condition of Hisar (Haryana).
 
Date 2016-09-21T10:09:54Z
2016-09-21T10:09:54Z
2014
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/77913
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher CCSHAU