Effect of Pretilachlor 50% EC on Weed Control of Transplanted Rice under Alluvial Soil of West Bengal, India
Champak Kumar Kundu
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741 252, India.
Madhab Kumar Datta *
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Sri Sri Vihar, Bidyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha-754006, India.
Utpal Biswas
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741 252, India.
Naorem Meena Devi
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741 252, India.
Soumyajyoti Das
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741 252, India.
Md. Hedayetullah
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741 252, India.
Lalatendu Nayak
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741 252, India.
Rasmirekha Pattnaik
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Sri Sri Vihar, Bidyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha-754006, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Field experiments were conducted at Regional Research Station of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Gayeshpur, West Bengal during winter season of 2014 and 2015 to evaluate the bio-efficacy against weeds & phytotoxicity of pretilachlor 50% EC on transplanted rice. The experiment was tested under randomized complete block design with three replicates. Among the herbicides, highest weed control index was recorded in pretilachlor 50% EC @ 2 kg a.i. ha-1 which imparted phytotoxic symptoms in rice plants resulting in yield reduction. However, the highest grain yield (3.59 t ha-1) was obtained with the application of pretilachlor 50% EC @ 1.2 kg a.i. ha-1 which was statistically at par with twice hand weeding. From these findings it can be concluded that the application of pretilachlor 50% EC @ 1.2 kg a.i. ha-1 can be recommended for effective weed management in transplanted rice in the study area.
Keywords: Pretilachlor, transplanted rice, weed management, hand weeding, phytotoxicity