Weed Control in Cotton and Ground Nut Field
Cotton:
Digitaria sp., Echinochola columan, Elesing, Cyperues, rotundus, Xanthium strumarium. Portulaca olerace, Digera arvensis etc.
Control:
Early stages tillage and hand weedings.
Preplanting:
TCA- Control Bermuda grass, Tri fluralina, Nitraline, Dinitraline.
Pre-emergence: Diuron, Monuron 0.5 to 1.5 kg/ha Norea, DCPA, Trizzines can be applied t to 10 kg/ha @ 2.4 kg/ha
Post-emergence:
MSMA, DSMA, 2 kg/ha are semi directed sprays.
Perennials:
2%TCA Dalapon 0.5 to 1%
Groundnut:
During pod development completes for moisture and nutrient.
Control:
Physical: 1 – 2 hand weeding and hoeing before peg formation.
Pre-emergence: When groundnut plants have placed roots about 14 cm deep (6 DAS) /nitrogen (2 -6 kg/ha), Alachlor (1.5 to 3 kg/ha), PCP 15 – 20 kg/ha.
Post Planting: Vernalate 2 to 2.5 kg/ha, Nitralin 0.25 to 0.75 kg/ha 2-4 DB as directed post emerging treatment to control broad leaf weeds.