Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, during the summer of 2024 to evaluate the impact of different tillage and weed management practices on black gram (BG). The study was comprised of four tillage practices, namely conventional tillage (CT), zero tillage (ZT), CT with residue (R) (CT+R) and ZT with residue (ZT+R) in the main plots and three weed management practices, namely H1 (application of pendimethalin at 750 g ha-1 followed by imazethapyr at 70 g ha-1), H2 (H1 + one hand weeding) and H3 (weedy check) in sub-plots, laid out in a split plot design with three replications. Various morphological, physiological, biochemical, yield parameters and soil microbial populations were studied at different growth stages of black gram. The results revealed that CT+R recorded the most significant positive effects on growth, physiological, biochemical and yield parameters, outperforming ZT in many aspects. Weed management practices, particularly H2, enhanced crop performance by reducing weed interference. Notably, CT+R increased the total chlorophyll content by 35 % over ZT, while H2 increased it by 34.2 % compared to H3. Overall, the combination of CT +R and H2 gave the maximum seed yield (1195.67 kg ha-1), whereas the lowest yield (577.7 kg ha-1) was recorded under ZT with H3. Thus, CT+R combined with H2 is recommended for optimizing the seed yield of black gram under summer conditions of Odisha.
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Claim · model-written summary
Conventional tillage with residue improved growth, physiology, biochemistry and yield over zero tillage.
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- CT+Re0
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- growth, physiological, biochemical and yield parameterse0
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- outperforminge0
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- ZTe0
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e0“CT+R recorded the most significant positive effects on growth, physiological, biochemical and yield parameters, outperforming ZT in many aspects.”
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H2 improved crop performance by reducing weed interference.
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e0“Weed management practices, particularly H2, enhanced crop performance by reducing weed interference.”
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CT+R increased total chlorophyll content by 35% relative to ZT.
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e0“CT+R increased the total chlorophyll content by 35 % over ZT”
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H2 increased total chlorophyll content by 34.2% relative to H3.
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e0“H2 increased it by 34.2 % compared to H3”
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CT+R with H2 produced the maximum seed yield of 1195.67 kg ha-1.
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- CT +R and H2e0
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- seed yielde0
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- maximume0
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- 1195.67 kg ha-1e0
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- ZT with H3e0
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e0“the combination of CT +R and H2 gave the maximum seed yield (1195.67 kg ha-1), whereas the lowest yield (577.7 kg ha-1) was recorded under ZT with H3.”
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ZT with H3 produced the lowest yield of 577.7 kg ha-1.
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e0“the lowest yield (577.7 kg ha-1) was recorded under ZT with H3”
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The authors recommend CT+R with H2 to optimize summer black gram seed yield in Odisha.
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- black gram
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- CT+R combined with H2e0
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- optimizing the seed yielde0
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- Odishae0
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e0“CT+R combined with H2 is recommended for optimizing the seed yield of black gram under summer conditions of Odisha.”