Vol. 6, Issue 4 (2018)
Effect of plant geometry and weed management on growth and quality of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)
Author(s): Randhir Kumar, Prabhat Kumar, Bharati Upadhaya and Kaushal Kishor
Abstract: A field experiment was carried out during kharif season of 2017 at research farm of TCA Dholi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar) to study the “Effect of plant geometry and weed management on growth and quality of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)†The experiment was laid out in randomised block design and replicated thrice. The treatment comprised of three plant geometry i.e., 20 x 10 cm, 25 x 10 cm and 30 x 10 cm and five weed management practices i.e., weedy check, hand weeding at 15 and 30 DAS, Pendimethalin 0.75 kg/ha as pre-emergence, Quizalofop-ethyl 60 g/ha at 15 DAS and Imazethapyr 60 g/ha at 15 DAS. Significantly higher plant height and crop growth rate were recorded at closer row spacing of 20 × 10 cm than wider row spacing at harvest. However, higher dry matter accumulation/plant and number and dry weight of nodules per plant were significantly higher at wider row spacing of 30 × 10 cm over closer row spacings. Among the weed management practices, hand weeding twice recorded significantly higher plant height, dry matter production/plant, crop growth rate and number and dry weight of nodules/plant than Quizalofop-ethyl and Pendimethalin. Protein content in grain was not significantly influenced by planting geometry and weed management practices.
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Randhir Kumar, Prabhat Kumar, Bharati Upadhaya, Kaushal Kishor. Effect of plant geometry and weed management on growth and quality of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata L.). Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(4):2046-2049.
