Weed Control Practices and Varying Sowing Dates Effects on Seed Production of Pearl Millet (<i>Pennisetum americanum</i> L.) under Semi-Arid Environment — Oak Academic Publishing
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Weed Control Practices and Varying Sowing Dates Effects on Seed Production of Pearl Millet (<i>Pennisetum americanum</i> L.) under Semi-Arid Environment
Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Forestry and Range Management, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
1 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
2 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
3 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
4 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
5 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
6 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
7 Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
8 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
9 Department of Forestry and Range Management, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Peral millet being drought tolerant has substantial potential to contribute in food security ensuring the food, fodder and nutritional value in different Asian and African countries. Susceptibility to abiotic and biotic factors and low productivity are the main reasons for decreasing productivity and area of millets. In this context, evaluation of the effect of weed control practices and varying sowing dates on grain yield of kharif season grown pearl millet ( <i> Pennisetum americanum </i> L.) was demonstrated at post graduate agriculture research station, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during 2015. Forage pearl millet was sown at three different sowing dates <i> i.e. </i> mid-June, end of June and mid-July and four weed control practices viz. weedy check (no weeding), twice hoeing at 15 and 30 days after sowing (DAS), weed control using herbicides <i> i.e. </i> application of Atrazine (Awax 38 SC) @ 330 g a.i. ha - 1 at 15 DAS, and twice foliar applications of 10% Sorghum water extract (Sorgaab) (at 15 and 30 DAS). The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) under split plot arrangement, comprising of three replications. The treatments with varying sowing dates were randomized in main plots and weed control practices were in subplots. Results showed that the highest plant height (279.51 cm), leaf area (2777.80 cm 2 ), fresh weight of leaves per plant (155.57 g), maximum number of grains per head (3162.0) and grain yield (3419.7 kg·ha -1 ) were obtained in the treatment combination of 30th June sowing × twice weed hoeing (at 15 and 30 DAS) while, maximum 1000-grain weight (8.45 g) was observed in treatments where weeds were controlled by hoeing (at 15 and 30 DAS). Moreover, cultural weed control practices reduce significantly weed density, fresh and dry Wight of weeds. In sum, it is concluded that to reduce the weed-crop competition and to gain higher productivity of pear l millet , field should be weed free 20 - 45 days after sowing.
KeywordsSowing DatesWeed Control MethodsHerbicideGrain YieldPearl Millet
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