Potential Role of Weed Management on Growth and Productivity of Pearl Millet: A Review

• Published in: International journal of agriculture environment & biotechnology Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 169 - 173
• Main Author: Lalichetti, Sindhu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi New Delhi Publishers 20.06.2021
• Subjects: Accumulation; Agricultural production; agriculture; biotechnology; Cell division; Cenchrus americanus; Chemical control; climate; Competition; crop-weed competition; Decision making; Dosage; Dry matter; Efficiency; environment; Experiments; Flora; food security; herbicide application; Herbicides; labor; Loam soils; mechanism of action; Millet; Nutrient uptake; Nutrients; Photosynthesis; population dynamics; Productivity; Source-sink relationships; weather; Weed control; Weeds
• ISSN: 0974-1712; 2230-732X; 2230-732X
• DOI: 10.30954/0974-1712.02.2021.7

[...]chemical control is the only efficient alternative left. While, because of the high spatial and high temporal variability of weed flora, the decision on selection of right herbicide, right dosage, and the right time of application was site-specific, respectively (Ustuner et al. 2020). [...]skillful decision-making on adopting the right herbicide and its dosage is only possible primarily through proper understanding of weed biology and its role on the growth and yield parameters of a crop (Yonli et al. 2011). Weed management through herbicides seems to play a significant role in dry matter accumulation. Since effective weed control at the right stage could minimize crop weed competition and resulted in better photosynthetic accumulation and thereby resulting increase in dry matter accumulation attributing to enhanced water and nutrient uptake from the soil. [...]enriching the source-sink relationship in pearl millet and discouraging the accumulation of dry matter in weeds minimizes competition, respectively.