INTERACTIVE EFFECT OF SOWING TECHNIQUES AND WEED CROP COMPETITION PERIODS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SPRING PLANTED SUGARCANE (Saccharum officinarum L.)

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  • Muhammad Nawaz, Shahbaz Khan, Muhammad Umer Chattha, Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Bilal

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https://doi.org/10.17762/ijma.v4i3.60

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at post graduate agriculture research station (PARS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan during 2011-2012. The effect of flat and trench sowing techniques in interaction with five weed crop competition periods (0, 30, 45, 60 days after sowing and full season) on the growth and quality of spring planted sugarcane crop was evaluated. Randomized complete block design with factorial arrangement having three replications was selected for the experiment. Statistical analysis of the data showed that sugarcane crop growth parameters were significantly affected by flat and trench sowing methods in interaction with different weed crop competition periods. Maximum number of tillers (25.67 m-2) was recorded in trench sowing in interaction with weed crop competition period for 30 days after sowing. Maximum plant height (3.50 m) was observed in flat and trench sowing methods in association with weed crop competition periods for zero days after sowing. Maximum cane biomass (124 t ha-1) was recorded in trench sowing in association with weed crop competition period of zero days after sowing. Trench sowing in association with weed crop competition period for zero days after sowing is suggested best to get the optimum yield for spring planted sugarcane crop.

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2020-09-10

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Muhammad Nawaz, Shahbaz Khan, Muhammad Umer Chattha, Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Bilal. (2020). INTERACTIVE EFFECT OF SOWING TECHNIQUES AND WEED CROP COMPETITION PERIODS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SPRING PLANTED SUGARCANE (Saccharum officinarum L.). International Journal of Modern Agriculture, 4(3), 49 - 5`1. https://doi.org/10.17762/ijma.v4i3.60

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