Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Pushpendra Dhakad, Satish Kumar, Pradeep Kumar Kanaujiya and Chitra Kashyap

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted at research farm of School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior Madhya Pradesh. The main objective of the study was to assess the effects of weed management on yield and the economics of black gram. The experiment was laid out in Single split plot design (SSP) with twelve treatments and three replications the treatment detail is V₁ - T9, V₂ - KUB-22, V₃ – KRISHNA and four treatment that is T₀ – Control (Unweeded), T₁ – Weed Free Check, T₂ – Pendimethalin at 1.0 kg ai ha^-1 + hand weeding @ 40 DAS, T₃ – Imazethapyr at 1.0 kg ai ha^-1 (@ 15 DAS+ hand weeding @ 40 DAS. Based on the results of this experimentation it is concluded that higher yield and economical production along with efficient weed management in Kharif black gram under Gwalior agro-climatic condition. The results revealed that the application of variety Krishna with Imazethapyr at 1.0 kg ai ha^-1 at 15 DAS + hand weeding at 40 DAS showed a significant positive impact on grain yield (Kg ha^-1), straw yield (Kg ha^-1) and gross monetary return, net return and B:C ratio.