Studies on uptake of N, P and K as influenced by different rates (doses)
of pretilachlor in transplanted rice
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Author:S. Deepa and R. Jayakumar
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:95, Issue:jul-dec
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Abstract
Field experiments were conducted in wetlands of Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University, Coimbatore during rabi, 2001-02 and summer, 2002 to study the effect
of weed control treatments on nutrient uptake by crop and removal by weeds and
their impact on yield. Pretilachlor at five levels (0.5, 0.75,1.0,1.5 and 3.0 kg ha-1)
were compared with anilofos (0.4 kg ha-1), butachlor (1.25 kg ha-1) and pretilachlor
(Rifit) (0.75 kg ha-1) as well as the farmers’ practice of two manual weeding and
un weeded control. Nutrient uptake by crop and removal by weeds were recorded
at active tillering, panicle initiation and at harvest stage. The results revealed that
pretilachlor at 3.0 kg ha-1 resulted in reduced nutrient depletion by weeds and was
comparable with pretilachlor at 1.0 kg ha-1. Pretilachlor at 1.0 kg ha-1 recorded maximum
nutrient uptake by crop and remained comparable with pretilachlor at 0.75 kg
ha-1 and hand weeding twice and thereby grain yield of rice.
Key words : Rice, nutrient uptake, removal by weeds, yield.