WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY AND WEED INDICES AS INFLUENCED BY SORGHUM EXTRACT AND CLODINAFOP + METSULFURON

Devi Lal Kikraliya; U.N. Shukla; Ramesh; K.K. Bijarnia; Moola Ram; Anuj Kumar

doi:10.48165/abr.2025.27.01.11

Authors

Devi Lal Kikraliya Department of Agronomy, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner - 334 006, Rajasthan (India)
U.N. Shukla Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur - 208 002, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Ramesh Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agriculture University, Jodhpur - 342 304, Rajasthan (India)
K.K. Bijarnia Department of Agronomy, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana (India)
Moola Ram Department of Agronomy, Agriculture University, Jodhpur - 342 304, Rajasthan (India)
Anuj Kumar Department of Agronomy, Agriculture University, Kota - 324 001, Rajasthan (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/abr.2025.27.01.11

Keywords:

Herbicide, productivity, profitability, sorghum extract, wheat, weed

Abstract

Wheat is a staple food crop and cultivated in most part of the world with having diverse use in food and bakery industry. Its cultivation and production are much affected by various weed flora. Considering the losses caused by weeds, an ecological plus herbicidal approach was followed with the objective to enhance the productivity and profitability of wheat crop. Sorghum extract (1:3) fb ready-mix of clodinafop + metsulfuron 64 g ha⁻¹ significantly increased the productivity by 37.55 kg ha⁻¹ day⁻¹ and profitability by ₹ 721.53 ha⁻¹ day⁻¹. Further, it significantly reduced weed infestation over weedy check. It was concluded that integrated management of weeds in wheat through sorghum extract (1:3) + ready-mix of clodinafop + metsulfuron 64 g ha⁻¹ yielded maximum productivity and profitability while minimizing the weed density, and improved weed indices.

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