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  • Research Article   
  • Adv Crop Sci Tech 2014, Vol 2(5): 151
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000151

Management of Weeds in Maize (Zea mays L.) through Various Pre and Post Emergency Herbicides

Amare Tesfay, Mohammed Amin* and Negeri Mulugeta
Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Ambo University, Ethiopia
*Corresponding Author : Mohammed Amin, Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Ambo University, Ethiopia, Tel: 0922811664, Email: yonis_1986@yahoo.com

Received Date: Jun 17, 2014 / Accepted Date: Nov 29, 2014 / Published Date: Dec 01, 2014

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted in 2013 during main cropping season at Ambo and Guder to determine the effect of different post and pre emergency herbicides application on weed dynamics in maize (Zea mays L.) variety, BH-660 in randomized complete block design with three replications. Six treatments including Nicosulfuron (Arrow 75 WDG) at 0.09 kg ha-1+ silwet gold (adjuvant) at 0.10%, S-metolachlor 290 + Atrazine (Primagram) at 3.00 kg ha-1, s-metolachlor (dual gold) 1.5 kgha-1, hand weeding as standard check and weedy check as control were used. Effect of different herbicides on weed density was significant. The lowest weed density was recorded in plot treated with hand weeding and hoeing (3.12 m-2) followed by Nicosulfuron (18.67 m-2) and Primagram (3.88 m-2). But, the maximum was recorded in weedy check (14.16 m-2). However, no significant difference was observed between Nicosulfuron and Primagram. The minimum dry weight of weeds (0.77 gm-2) was observed in hand weeding and hoeing followed by Nicosulfuron which is not significantly different from s-metolachlor. Moreover, those treatments also significantly increased the yield and yield component of maize. This is an indication of the reliability and promise as well as the exhibition of the great potential of the Nicosulfuron is the effective control of the weeds and enhancing yield of maize in Guder and Ambo, Ethiopia.

Keywords: Atrazine; Nicosulfuron; Primagram; Silwet gold; Zea mays

Citation: Tesfay A, Amin M, Mulugeta N (2014) Management of Weeds in Maize (Zea mays L.) through Various Pre and Post Emergency Herbicides. Adv Crop Sci Tech 2:151. Doi: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000151

Copyright: © 2014 Tesfay A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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