Stale seedbeds are used by organic growers to reduce weed populations prior to crop planting. Ryemulches, derived from mechanically killed (rolled and crimped) winter rye cover crops, can serve the same purpose for spring-planted organic crops. Both methods can also be employed by conventional growers who face looming problems with herbicide resistant weeds. The objective of this research was t...

The use of leaf mulch as a soil cover is effective in improving yield and soil fertility. The field experiment was conducted during 2010 and 2011 to study the effect of plant spacing (30 cm × 30 cm and 45 cm × 30 cm) and four mulches {pine needles (Pinus roxburghii), poplar leaf (Populus deltoides), silver oak (Grevillea robusta) tree leaf mulch and unmulched control} on growth, yield, qual...

in 2007, an experiment was conducted at the farm of the college of agriculture, isfahan university of technology, in najaf abad (lavark), to study the effects of two pre-emergence herbicides (trifluralin and ethalfluralin) when combined with the three post-emergence herbicides setoxydim, cycloxydim and haloxyfop and the two post-emergence herbicides desmedipham and phenmedipham on weeds and the...

Incorporation of forest slash during stand establishment is proposed as ameans of increasing soil carbon and nutrient stocks. If effective, the increased soil carbon and nutrient status may result in increased aboveground tree growth. Eight years after study installation, the impact of forest slash incorporation into the soil on soil carbon and nutrient stocks, foliar nutrients and loblolly pin...

Limited information is available on control of broadleaf weeds in barley and response of barley cultivars to herbicides. Field experiments were conducted from 2007 to 2009 to evaluate post-emergence herbicides for control of broadleaf weeds in four barley cultivars. Herbicide treatments included 2,4-D sodium salt at 500 g ai ha 1, carfentrazone-ethyl at three rates (15, 20 and 25 g ai ha 1), an...

The field experiment was conduct at Crop Research Center of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, (U.P.) during winter season 2021-22 2022.The Experiment laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replication seven treatments i.e. T1: Control, T2: 100% NPK (150, 75, 60), T3: 75% NPK+ FYM @ 7.5 t ha-1, T4: + Vermicompost 2.5 T5: Paddy straw 2.0 T6: ha-1 Pusa...

in order to evalutate the efficieny of green and farmyard manure and biofertilizers either separated or integrated on nitrogen dynamics in soil, leaves and grains in corn (zea mays l.), an experiment was conducted at 2009 cropping season. experiment was arranged in split split plot based on randomized complete block design with three replicates. main plots were three levels of green manure (con...