Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Mithilesh Navrange, Panch Ram Mirjha, Rajendra Lakpale, Angad Singh Rajput, Gopal Prasad and Suman Sidar

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out at Instructional Farm, Dau Kalyan Singh College of Agriculture and Research Station, Alesur, Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh) during kharif season of 2021 to assess the effect of land configuration and weed management practices on yield and economics of sesame. The experiment was laid out in Factorial RBD with three replications. First factor was land configuration viz., flat bed and broad bed furrow system and second factor was weed management practices viz., weedy check, Pendimethalin 30 EC @ 1000 g a.i. ha-1 (PE) - Hand weeding at 30 DAS, Pendimethalin 30 EC @ 1000 g a.i. ha^-1 (PE) - Quizalofop-ethyl 5 EC @ 50 g a.i. ha^-1 (PoE), Oxyflourfen 23.8 EC @ 75 g a.i. ha^-1 (PE) - Quizalofop-ethyl 5 EC @ 50 g a.i. ha^-1 (PoE) and Weed free. The results revealed that Broad bed and furrow system performed best in respect to growth, yield and economics of sesame amongst weed management practices, Pendimethalin 30 EC @ 1000 g a.i. ha^-1 (PE) - Hand weeding at 30 DAS proved best while weed free was superior. The interaction effect of Broad bed and furrow system + weed free reflected in the maximum net return while the B:C ratio was recorded the highest due to the interaction effect of Broad bed and furrow system + Oxyflourfen 23.8 EC @ 75 g a.i. ha^-1 (PE) - Quizalofop-ethyl 5 EC @ 50 g a.i. ha^-1 (PoE).