Weed control in forage jowar

Paliwal, N.C. and Bhan, V.M. (1975) Weed control in forage jowar. Indian Farmers' Digest, 8 (6). pp. 37-38.

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Abstract

JOWAR for fodder is sown with the onset of monsoon. It is a major crop grown for fodder in northern part of the country. This crop gets heavily infested with annual and perennial grassy and broad-leaf weeds, which emerge with the germinating crop seedlings and grow along with them. High temperature accompanied by high humidity and moisture provide favourable conditions for weed growth, which creates severe competition between crop and weeds, thereby reducing the crop yield constderably. The problem is, particularly, severe during early stages of crop growth...

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Department of Agronomy, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 23 Jul 2012 10:14
Last Modified: 23 Jul 2012 10:14
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6937

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