Interference of weeds on Barbados gooseberry initial development

ABSTRACT The Barbados gooseberry crop has agricultural potential, but little information is available regarding cropping practices. More on weed interference in will support growers to take management decisions. objective of this work was study initial growth and development under the weeds. experiment conducted a completely randomized design, with five treatments, composed competition four species: slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis), hairy beggarticks (Bidens pilosa), Benghal dayflower (Commelina benghalensis), purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus), weed-free control, six replicates. Weed led decrease reflected reduction up 40% yield 23% protein content. Additional must be evaluating these findings field conditions, using different seedling production planting techniques potentially affecting results.