Effect of Combined Application of Herbicides on Weed Flora, Yield Attributes, Yield and Profitability of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) commonly known as gram or Bengal belongs to the family Leguminaceae (Fabaceae). It's one of most important rabi season pulse crops grown in India for economic importance and improve soil fertility. The productivity chickpea is low despite having high-yielding varieties new agronomic practices. One causes poor infestation weeds field chickpea. It a competitor because its slow growth rate limited leaf area development at early stages. To overcome this, experiment was conducted during seasons 2021-22 Agronomy Research Farm Acharya Narendra Deva University Agriculture Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (UP). Replicated thrice set eleven treatments (T1) Pendimethalin 30 EC @ 1.0 kg a.i./ha PE,(T2) Imazethapyr 10% SL 0.06 PoE,(T3) Clodinafop propargyl 15 WP PoE, (T4) Propaquizafop 10 0.075 PoE,(T5) Quizalfop ethyl 5 40 g (T6) PE followed by (Fb) (T7) fb (T8) (T9) pE (T10) Weed free (T11) Weedy check, laid out randomized block design. management done per treatment. Other crop practices were recommendation area. @1.0 PoE recorded significantly less weed density, dry matter, higher control efficiency, yield attributes (number pods/plant, number seeds/pod test weight), (grain yield, stover biological harvest yield). Economically it gross returns, net return, B:C ratio noted proved be more remunerative compared other herbicide applications used crop.