Current Research in Agriculture and Farming (CRAF)
Year : 2020, Volume : 1, Issue : 4
First page : (47) Last page : (51)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.122
Efficacy of Various Herbicides and their Concentration on Weed Management of Linseed in India
Rohitashv Nagar1*, G.S. Bhatnagar2, S.K. Trivedi3, Rakesh Kumar Meena4 and Deepak Nagar5 1Department of Agronomy School of Agricultural Sciences, 3Dean, School of Agricultural Sciences, 4Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences, 5Assistant Professor, School of Agricultural Sciences, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan (324005) 2Principal, Modi Institute of management & Technology, Kota, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: rnagar1900@gmail.com
Received: 24.10.2020 | Revised: 29.11.2020 | Accepted: 9.12.2020
ABSTRACT
Linseed is under cultivation since prehistoric times in the world. India is the largest (21.42%) linseed growing country in the world where it is grown in an area of 3.39 lakh hectares predominantly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand, besides other states on a limited scale. Linseed is an industrial oilseed crop grown during rabi season. Linseed has poor foliage and never forms a canopy; therefore, it remains a poor weed competitor throughout its life. Flax does not compete well with weeds because it produces little shade and uses water and soil nutrients less efficiently than most weed species. Weeds are a major impediment to crop production through their ability to compete for resources and their impact on product quality and are the major factors, which cause yield reduction of 15-50%, depending on weed density and type of weed flora and makes the weed control more complex. Herbicides are the most successful weed control technology ever developed. No doubt weed control through chemicals is easy, economical and labour efficient, the over dependence resulted in some serious environmental and ecological implications and continuous use of herbicides for weed control leads to residue hazards, weed shift and build-up of resistance in weeds. Weeds should be controlled when the crop height is between 5 and 10 cm. There are a number of herbicides recommended for efficient control of weed flora in irrigated linseed.
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Cite this article: Nagar, R., Bhatnagar, G. S., Trivedi, S. K., Meena, R. K., & Nagar, D. (2020). Efficacy of Various Herbicides and their Concentration on Weed Management of Linseed in India, Curr. Rese. Agri. Far. 1(4), 47-51. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.122
