Assessment of Herbicidal effect on the Seed Quality of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L) Gaertn.)

Author: Amit Kishore, Ajay Kumar*, Arunima Paliwal, Bhim Jyoti, Sumit Chaudhary and Kanchan Harbola

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Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during the Kharif season of 2018-19 at Gaja, Research and Extension Centre, College of Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand India. As herbicides increase seed yield through managing weeds but seed quality might be adversely affected by the phytotoxicity of the herbicides. Therefore, to assess the herbicidal effect of pre and early post-emergence herbicides on the seed quality of finger millet the study was planned. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized block design (CRBD) consisting of 11 treatments and 3 replications. The seed quality parameters like the speed of germination, standard germination test, stress test (cold test), and moisture content were recorded. The application of early post-emergence (within 15-20 days) bispyribac sodium 10 SC 15 g a.i./ha with one inter cultivation at 35-40 DAS significantly controls weeds population and density and also significantly increased grain yield of finger millet. However, app

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Finger millet, Eleusine coracana, herbicides, seed quality

Conclusion

The improved seed quality parameters of variety VL- 352 of finger millet were recorded with the application of bispyribac sodium 10 SC 10 g a.i. / ha (within 15 - 20 DAS) + one inter cultivation at 35- 40 DAS.

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Amit Kishore, Ajay Kumar, Arunima Paliwal, Bhim Jyoti, Sumit Chaudhary and Kanchan Harbola Assessment of Herbicidal Effect on the Seed Quality of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L) Gaertn.) (2022). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1