Of the twentyfive varieties of wheat studied for tolerance to Dosanex 80 WF (Metoxuron), four varieties, viz.. HD 1925. HD 1949, HD 7717 and HD 9747 showed goo tolerance upto a dose of 6 kg/ha. The most susceptible varieties were WP 333 and HD 1944 which expressed early toxicity, while progressive toxicity was noted with WG 377 and WC 357 even at 2 kg/ha dose. All the other varieties had total tolerance or showed toxicity upto 5 per cent level for the first 15 days after application at 2 kg/ha dose of the herbi cide. Weed control was quite satisfactory even at 2 kg/ha. Local variety, Samba shower good tolerance upto 4 kg/ha. 2-4 D 80 WP at 2 kg/ha did not cause any phytotoxicity.
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