Weed Management in Summer Greengram (Vigna Radiata L.)

Meena, Shakuntala; Mathukia, R.K.; Khanpara, V.D.

ISBN 10: 3659278807 / ISBN 13: 9783659278808

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Weed Management in Summer Greengram (Vigna Radiata L.)
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659278807
• ISBN 13: 9783659278808
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Pulses are considered as an important part of food crops occupying a unique position in agriculture. In the country like India, where people are predominantly vegetarians, pulses are main source of protein and thus gain vital importance in daily diet. Greengram is one of the major pulse crops in India which is cultivated in arid and semi-arid region. Weed problem is one of the major barriers responsible for low productivity of greengram because, weed competes with the crop for moisture, nutrients, space, light etc. Moreover they increase production cost, harbors insects and plant diseases organisms, decrease quality of farm produce and reduce values of the land and farm produce. Herbicides used alone or in combination with other weed control techniques reduce weed crop competition and the risk of weed growing unchecked in period of adverse weather or soil condition that would hinder the use of more traditional means of weed control. Owing to little work done particularly on weed management in summer greengram, the present experiment was conducted.

About the Author

Miss Shakuntala Meena did M.Sc. (Agri.) in Agronomy in 2011 under the guidance of Dr. V.D. Khanpara, Professor & Head, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat, India). Now she is working as Field Officer in Nationalized Bank in Rajasthan state.