Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
C Agila

Abstract:
Weed management is the important aspect in tuberose cultivation. A study was conducted during 2017 - 2018, 2018-2019 at farmer’s field Chinnapudur, Dharmapuri (dit) to know the weed management in tuberose. The result revealed that pre-emergence application of pendimethalin at 3 days after planting fb hand hoeing + pendimethalin at the rate of 1.5 kg ha^-1 on 30, 90, 150, 210 days after planting significantly reduced the weed growth and recorded higher spike weight (29.22 and 30.43 g), florets per spike (56.16 and 53.12, flower yield (13.30 and 13.23 t ha^-1) was registered in both years. Control plot caused the reduction in flower yield of tuberose. Thus the adoption of proper weed management provided the suitable environment for tuberose cultivation.