Effect of Weed Management on Weed Growth, Performance, Profitability and Economics of Wheat in Transitional Plain of Luni Basin

A experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Keshwana, Jalore under arid climate conditions in Rabi season during 2018-19 with the object of effect of herbicide on weed, wheat growth, yield and economics. The data shows that the treatment 2,4 D @ 0.5 kg ha-1 at 35 DAS+ hand hoeing 45 DAS recorded lower dry matter of weeds at harvest (18.3 g), maximum growth, spike length (8.5 cm), No. of spikelet (17), No. of seeds per spike (54.7), seed yield (40.1 q) and Straw yield (59.1 q) of wheat, and at par with the treatment Metsulfuron 4 g ha-1 35 DAS + hand hoeing 45 DAS. The treatment 2,4 D @ 0.5 kg ha-1 at 35 DAS+ hand hoeing 45 DAS also produced the maximum gross return (Rs 117763 ), net return (Rs 70886 ) and B:C ratio (2.51).