Integrated Weed Management in Canola (Brassica napus L.)
Ghodratollah Fathi
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Khoozestan University, Ahwaz in South of Iran during 2001-2 and 2002-3 to find out most effective control measure for weeds in canola (Brassica napu L). Terflan (2.5 kg/ha), terflan+ one cultivation, terflan+ two cultivations, terflan+ nabo-s (2 L/ha), terflan+ nabo-s +one cultivation, terflan+ nabo-s+ two cultivation, nabo-s + two cultivations, nabo-s+one cultivation, nabo-s, one cultivation, two cultivations were compared with weed-free and weedy check treatments. Treatments were replicated 4 times and were compared in a complete randomized block design. Malva sylvestris, Convolvulus arvensis and Atriplex patulum were the predominant weeds. Combining pre and post emergence herbicides with two cultivations effectively controlled weeds. Pre-emergence herbicide also provided desired control of weeds. With treatments dry weight and number of weeds was sharply reduced particulary C. arvensis and A. patulum. Inclusion of post-emergence weed-control measures with pre-emergence herbicide markedly improved WCE, yield attributes and grain yield. However, cultivations of weed proved most effective, followed by hand-weeding. The highest grain yield (3015.6 kg/ha), superior yield attributes, were recorded under terflan+ nabo-s+two cultivations. It can be concluded that cultivations was completed the effects of herbicides.
Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio
Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN