Effects of integrated weed management on tuber yield of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Field experiments were conducted in ۲۰۱۲ and ۲۰۱۳ at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria to determine the effectiveness of integration of Fitsextra® (a solution containing Atrazine and Metolachlor herbicides as active ingredients), egusi melon and hand-weeding on weed management and tuber yield of cassava. The twelve treatments which involved individual and combinations of the above mentioned weed control methods were laid out in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. Irrespective of the method adopted, weeding depressed weed density by ۵۷.۳۳ % and ۶۳.۹۹ % in ۲۰۱۲ and ۲۰۱۳, respectively and weed biomass by ۸۱.۰۰ % and ۷۹.۶۴ % within the same period compared with the unweeded check. Integration of Fitsextra with egusi melon and/or hand-weeding significantly (P

کلیدواژه ها:

Integrated ، weed ، Weeding ، Fitsextra ، Cassava ، Melon