Combined Effect of Diclosulam and Pendimethalin on Economics of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill)
Shani Gulaiya *
SOAG, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
KK Jain
Department of Agronomy, JNKVV, Jabalpur, India.
Akanksha Singh Yadav
SOAG, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Anju Kapri
SOAG, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Ravi Kumar
SOAG, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (UP), India.
Rohit Yadav
Department of Agronomy, CSA, Kanpur (UP), India.
Amit Kumar
Department of Animal Husbandry, SVPUAT, Meerut, India.
Rajesh Verma
KVK, Santkabirnagar (UP), India.
Durgesh Kumar Maurya
SMS, Agronomy, KVK, Santkabirnagar (UP), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A field experiment was executed at the BSP Unit, Department of Agronomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (M.P.) in the Kharif season of 2019-20. Eleven weed control treatments were arranged in a Randomized Block Design with three replications. The study demonstrated that the application of Diclosulam 0.9% + Pendimethalin 35% SE at 22.5 + 875 g ha-1 resulted in the highest net monetary return and benefit-cost ratio (37611 Rs and 2.00, respectively) compared to other treatments. Furthermore, this combined application achieved the greatest gross monetary return (Rs 75211 ha-1), closely succeeded by Diclosulam 0.9% + Pendimethalin 35% SE. The highest cultivation cost was observed under manual weeding done twice, amounting to Rs. 44325 ha-1.
Keywords: Soybean, weed management, pre plant incorporation, GMR, NMR and B:C ratio