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Vol. 12 No. sp4 (2025): Recent Advances in Agriculture by Young Minds - III

Effect of new generation herbicides on efficient weed management in lentil (Lens culinaris M.)

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.9490
Submitted
18 May 2025
Published
01-12-2025

Abstract

Lentil, a low-maintenance hardy rabi pulse crop, often suffers severe yield losses due to weed infestation. New-generation herbicides are effective in weed management of pulses due to their dose requirement and broad-spectrum weed control capabilities. To evaluate the impact of these herbicides, field study was conducted at AICRP-Pulses Research Field, CoA, I.G.K.V, Raipur during the rabi season of 2023-24. The study aimed to assess the impact of new-generation herbicides on lentil growth, yield and weed suppression and to evaluate the crop’s economic performance under different treatments. The experiment consisted 8 treatments including T1 (Pendimethalin (30 % EC) 750 g a.i. ha-1 PE), T2 (Imazethapyr (10 % SL) 50 g a.i. ha-1 PE), T3 (Pendimethalin (30 % EC) 750 g a.i. ha-1 PE fb Quizalofop-p-ethyl (5 % EC) 100 g a.i. ha-1 at 20 DAS), T4 (Oxyflourfen (23.5 % EC) 150 g a.i. ha-1 PE fb Propaquizafop (10 % EC) 100 g a.i. ha-1 at 20 DAS), T5 (Imazethapyr (10 % SL) 50 g a.i. ha-1 at 20 DAS), T6 (Quizalofop-p-ethyl (5 % EC) 100 g a.i. ha-1 at 20 DAS), T7 (Weedy check), T8 (Weed free check) with 3 replications laid out in Randomized block design. Broad-leaved weeds, particularly Medicago denticulata, dominated across growth stages. Results showed T8 had the lowest weed density and dry weight, followed by T4, while T7 recorded the highest. Similarly, WCI was maximum in T8 and T4, with WI showing the opposite. Economically, T8 achieved the highest returns, but T4 recorded the best benefit-cost ratio. Conversely, T7 yielded lowest returns and benefit-cost ratio.

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