Influence of different weed management practices on growth of mango seedling.
Patel B. N., Patel N. N., Raj V. C.
Author Affiliation: Agricultural Experiment Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Paria, Valsad (Gujarat), India.
Asian Journal of Horticulture 5 : 89-92
Abstract : For improving the productivity of quality mango seedlings, an experiment was conducted with eleven weed management treatments including control (unweeded). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The results of the experiment clearly indicated that the pre-emergence treatment of Atrazine 2 kg a.i. ha-1 was found superior to minimize weed population, with minimum dry weight of weeds and higher weed control efficiency in mango seedling nursery. The cent per cent weed control efficiency was noted in weed free treatment with no weeds population. Regarding stone germination, growth parameters (plant height, stem girth and number of leaves) and survival percentage, maximum value of above parameters were recorded with Atrazine 2 kg a.i. ha-1 as pre emergence followed by inter culturing at 30, 60 and 90 days after sowing and cover crop (cowpea crop up to fiber formation).