2025, Vol. 8, Special Issue 1

author(s)
Gyaneshwari Tandan, JR Patel and HP Agrawal

abstract
Field investigation was carried out during the post-Kharif season of 2020-2121 in Bairister Thakur Chhedilal College of Agriculture & Research Station, Sarkanda, Bilaspur (C.G.). The results showed that treatment T₃ - (Two hands weeding at 20 and 40 DAS) has recorded maximum number of pods plant^-1, number of seeds pod^-1, test weight, seed yield, straw yield and harvest index. The higher weed control efficiency and weed control index was also recorded maximum in T₃ (Two hand weeding at 20 and 40 DAS) followed by treatment T₄ - (Pendimethalin 30EC @ 1kg ha^-1 as pre-emergence). The treatment T₃ - (Two hand weeding at 20 and 40 DAS) registered highest gross return, net return and B:C ratio, followed by treatment T₄- (Pendimethalin 30EC @ 1kg ha^-1 as pre-emergence).