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B. C. Patil ¹, Laxman A. Padanad ², K. H. Yashvantkumar ², Soumya Shetty ², Andravi Laxmigudi ³

Affiliations
1 All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetables, Regional Horicultural Research Extension Centre, Dharwad, Karnataka, IN
2 All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetables, Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Centre, Dharwad, Karnataka, IN
3 All India Coordinated Research Project on Vegetables, Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Centre, Dharwad, Karnataka, IS

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out to formulate an economic weed management stratergy in vegetable cowpea during Kharif 2012-13 and 2013-14 at the All India Co-ordinated Vegetable Improvement Project in the Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Dharwad. The results based on two years pooled data revealed that, weed control treatments mulching with black polythene and pendimethaline @1 kg/ha + one hand weeding 30 DAS, provided effective control of weeds and significantly increased pod yield of vegetable cowpea over weedy check. The highest net returns (Rs.36211ha^-i) and B:C ratio (1.75) was registered with pendimethaline at 1 kg/ha+ One hand weeding 30 DAS. Profit, with mulching with black polythene were less due to higher cost of black polythene.

Keywords

Cowpea, Weeds, Integrated Weed Control, Yield, Dry Matter

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B. C. Patil ¹, Laxman A. Padanad ¹, K. H. Yashvantkumar ¹, J. B. Gopali ¹, Soumya Shetty ¹

Affiliations
1 Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Centre, Dharwad karnataka, IN

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out to study the response of foliar application of micro nutrients on the productivity and economic feasibility in bitter gourd during 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 at the All India Co-ordinated Vegetable Improvement Project in the Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Dharwad. The results based on three years pooled data revealed that, out of nine different treatments, the application of boric acid @100ppm sprayed at 30 and 40 DAS(Days after sowing)resulted in maximum number of fruits per plant (16.48) and fruit weight (91.72g).The same treatment recorded highest fruit yield/plant (15.51 kg) and fruit yield (10.6 t/ha) ,with maximum B:C ratio of (1:1.79). Followed by the next best treatment, mixture of micro-nutrients (Bo + Zn + Mn + Cu + Fe @100ppm and Mo @ 50ppm) recorded fruit yield of (9.89 t/ha) with B:C ratio of (1:1.57) differed significantly from the control.

Keywords

Bitter Gourd, Micronutrients, Foliar Application, Growth, Yield

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