Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Ajay Kumar, AS Yadav, Ram Niwas, Shravan Kumar Maurya and Raghvendra Singh

Abstract:
An agronomic investigation to study the response of various sowing methods and different weed management practices was conducted during Rabi season of year 2020-21 an agricultural Farm at Rama University, Kanpur 209217 (U.P) India. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. Three sowing methods treatments viz. S₁- Line sowing, S₂- Cross sowing, S₃- Broadcasting were allocated in main plots; whereas sub plots consisted five weed control practices viz. T₁- Clodinafop @ 60g/ha, T₂- Metribuzin @ 200g/ha, T₃- Sulfosulfuron @ 25g/ha, T₄- Weedy check and T₅- Weed free check. The minimum total weed density and dry weight of weed at 30 DAS, 60 and 90 DAS was recorded under Line sowing (S₁) with Metribuzin @ 200g/ha of wheat crop. Higher growth attributing characters at different crop stages and yield attributing characters at harvest viz. plant height, number of tillers, leaf area index, plant dry matter, length of spike, number of spike, number of grains per spike and test weight were produced in cross sowing with application of Metribuzin @ 200g/ha. Similarly, recorded higher grain yield, straw yield and harvest index under the treatment.