Assessment of tillage practices and weed management methods in wheat crop at Bundelkhand region

An On farm trails were conducted to assess the tillage practices and weed management methods on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Hamirpur, district of Bundelkhand Uttar Pradesh during Rabi 2019-20 and 2020-21. Two weed control methods and two tillage practices were taken with and without herbicide application in RBD. The result showed that Conventional tillage with two hand weeding (20 and 40 DAS) provided excellent control of all the weed species and this treatment was found non-significant with conservation tillage+ POE (Clodinafop propargyl 15%+Metsufuron methyl 1% W.P). Sowing of wheat with conservation tillage and application of Clodinafop propargyl 15%+Metsufuron methyl 1% W.P. had exhibited a significant effect on grain yield (56.48q) and straw yield of wheat during both the years of experimentation. However this treatment was found statistically at par with hand weeding treatment (54.88q) and conventional tillage + POE. The average cost of cultivation of wheat sown with conventional tillage plus hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS (Rs. 45630) was recorded highest, followed by Conventional tillage with POE. The benefit: cost ratio was found to be maximum (5.98) under wheat sown with Conservation tillage and Post emergence application of herbicide, While lower was recorded with Conventional tillage plus twice hand weeding (3.84).