Claim · model-written summary
Fluchloralin improved weed control in bottlegourd relative to handweeding.
- Taxon
- bottlegourd
Lagenaria sicerariae0 - Treatment
- fluchloralin at 2 kg a.i./hae0
- Outcome
- control of weedse0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- handweeded controle0
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Verbatim
e0“In bottlegourd, fluchloralin at 2 kg a.i./ha and alachlor and butachlor at 2.5 kg a.i./ha gave better control of weeds compared with the handweeded control”
Title
Weed control by herbicides in cole crops and cucurbitaceous crops
D. Leela Tropical Pest Management 1985. doi:10.1080/09670878509370987
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- Intervention effect Oxyfluorfen reduced weed dry matter and increased cabbage yield.
- Intervention effect Fluchloralin reduced weed dry matter and increased cauliflower yield.
- Recommendation Butachlor at 2 kg a.i. ha was suitable for pumpkin, squash and watermelon.
- Intervention effect Butachlor significantly increased watermelon yield relative to handweeding.
- Intervention effect Alachlor improved weed control in bottlegourd relative to handweeding.
- Intervention effect Butachlor improved weed control in bottlegourd relative to handweeding.
- Observation Ridge gourd tolerated alachlor, butachlor and fluchloralin.
- Observation Bitter gourd tolerated alachlor, butachlor and fluchloralin.
- Intervention effect Oxadiazon reduced ridge gourd yield.
- Intervention effect Alachlor increased bitter gourd yield.
- Intervention effect Butachlor increased bitter gourd yield.
- Intervention effect Fluchloralin increased bitter gourd yield.
- Intervention effect Oxadiazon increased bitter gourd yield at both concentrations.
- Intervention effect Herbicides were more economical than handweeding for most crops.