Strategies for effective weed management in black gram (Phaseolus mungo L. Hepper) cultivation

Abstract

At Krishi Vigyan Kendra Farm in Dera Baba, Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir, India, a field experiment was repeated in 2022 and 2023 to select an appropriate herbicide for controlling weeds in rainfed blackgram. Pendimethalin (1.0 kg/ha) applied before emergence (PE) and quizalofop-ethyl (50 g/ha) applied 25 days after seeding (DAS) were the herbicides tested. The average seed yield of 0.82 t/ha, 48.35 percent higher than the grain yield of the control, showed that the herbicides reduced weed density and increased weed control efficiency (92.10 percent). Pendimethalin (PE) 1.0 kg/ha fb quizalofop-ethyl 50 g/ha (PoE) is an affordable and effective weed control method for rainfed blackgram.