Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system

Dry-seeded rice production systems are increasing in many Asian countries because of labor and water scarcities. However, weeds are the main biological constraints in these systems. Herbicides are widely used to manage weeds but they do not provide effective weed control. The use of crop residue as...

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Autores principales: Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh, Abugho, Seth Bernard
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165711
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description Dry-seeded rice production systems are increasing in many Asian countries because of labor and water scarcities. However, weeds are the main biological constraints in these systems. Herbicides are widely used to manage weeds but they do not provide effective weed control. The use of crop residue as mulch can suppress weed emergence and weed biomass but mulch alone does not provide effective weed control. The integrated use of herbicide and mulch, however, could provide more effective and sustainable weed control in dry-seeded rice systems. A study was conducted in two consecutive rice growing seasons to evaluate the combined effect of herbicide (treated and nontreated) and rice straw mulch (0, 2, and 4 t.ha-1) on weed growth and rice yield in a dry-seeded rice system. In the nontreated plots, weed biomass decreased with increases in mulch amounts, whereas weed biomass in the herbicide-treated plots was similar at different mulch amounts. Overall, herbicide treatments provided better weed control than the mulch treatments. In the nontreated plots, grain yield was similar at different mulch amounts, whereas grain yield in the herbicide-treated plots was greater when the field was mulched with 4 t.ha-1 of rice straw than with no mulch or mulched with only 2 t.ha-1 of rice straw. The results suggest that integrated use of mulch and herbicides can help weed control and increase crop yield in dry-seeded rice.
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spelling CGSpace1657112024-12-19T14:13:45Z Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh Abugho, Seth Bernard chemical control control methods cultural control grain yield herbicides integrated control mulching rice straw weed control weeds Dry-seeded rice production systems are increasing in many Asian countries because of labor and water scarcities. However, weeds are the main biological constraints in these systems. Herbicides are widely used to manage weeds but they do not provide effective weed control. The use of crop residue as mulch can suppress weed emergence and weed biomass but mulch alone does not provide effective weed control. The integrated use of herbicide and mulch, however, could provide more effective and sustainable weed control in dry-seeded rice systems. A study was conducted in two consecutive rice growing seasons to evaluate the combined effect of herbicide (treated and nontreated) and rice straw mulch (0, 2, and 4 t.ha-1) on weed growth and rice yield in a dry-seeded rice system. In the nontreated plots, weed biomass decreased with increases in mulch amounts, whereas weed biomass in the herbicide-treated plots was similar at different mulch amounts. Overall, herbicide treatments provided better weed control than the mulch treatments. In the nontreated plots, grain yield was similar at different mulch amounts, whereas grain yield in the herbicide-treated plots was greater when the field was mulched with 4 t.ha-1 of rice straw than with no mulch or mulched with only 2 t.ha-1 of rice straw. The results suggest that integrated use of mulch and herbicides can help weed control and increase crop yield in dry-seeded rice. 2013 2024-12-19T12:55:23Z 2024-12-19T12:55:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165711 en Open Access Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh; Abugho, Seth Bernard. 2013. Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system. AJPS, Volume 04 no. 08 p. 1611-1616
spellingShingle chemical control
control methods
cultural control
grain yield
herbicides
integrated control
mulching
rice straw
weed control
weeds
Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh
Abugho, Seth Bernard
Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system
title Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system
title_full Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system
title_fullStr Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system
title_full_unstemmed Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system
title_short Integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry-seeded rice system
title_sort integrated use of herbicide and crop mulch in suppressing weed growth in a dry seeded rice system
topic chemical control
control methods
cultural control
grain yield
herbicides
integrated control
mulching
rice straw
weed control
weeds
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165711
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