Sl. No.

Crop

Name of the technology

Year of release

1

Wheat

The farmers of middle Gujarat agro climatic zone growing wheat are recommended to apply premix broad spectrum herbicide clodinafop propargyl (15%) + metsulfuron methyl (1%) WP 64 g/ha or sulfosulfuron (75%) + metsulfuron methyl (5%) WG 32 g/ha (mix in 500 litres of water) as post emergence application (25-30 DAS) or carry out hand weeding at 20 and 40 days after sowing for effective management of complex weed flora and higher net return. No adverse effect of herbicides on succeeding crops was observed.

2017

2

Garlic

The farmers of middle Gujarat agro climatic zone growing garlic are recommended to apply paddy straw mulch 5 t/ha (0-3 DAP)  followed by hand weeding at 30 and 60 days after planting (DAP) for effective management of complex weed flora and higher net return.

2019

3

Soybean

The farmers of middle Gujarat agro-climatic zone growing soybean are recommended to adopt any of the following orders

2019

• Post-emergence (15-20 DAS) application of fluazifop-p-butyl 11.1% w/w + fomesafen 11.1% w/w SL 250 g a.i./ha (premix) or

• Post-emergence (15-20 DAS) application of propaquizafop-p-butyl 2.5% + imazethapyr 3.75% w/w ME 125 g a.i./ha (premix) or

• Post-emergence (15-20 DAS) application of imazethapyr 10% SL 100 g a.i./ha followed by IC + HW at 30 DAS  or

• Pre-emergence (2-3 DAS) application of pendimethalin 30% EC 750 g a.i./ha followed by IC + HW at 30 DAS or

• Pre-emergence (2-3 DAS) application of diclosulam 84% WDG 25.2 g a.i./ha followed by IC + HW at 30 DAS or

• Pre-emergence (2-3 DAS) application of pendimethalin 30% + imazethapyr 2% EC 960 g a.i./ha (premix) followed by HW at 30 DAS for effective management of complex weed flora and higher net return.

No any residues of applied herbicides found in produce and soil. There was no adverse effect of herbicide applied in soybean on succeeding crops.

4

Groundnut

The farmers of middle Gujarat Agro-climatic Zone growing summer groundnut are recommended to adopt any of the following for effective management of complex weed flora and higher net return without any herbicide residues in produce and soil.

2020

Pre-emergence (2-3 DAS) application of oxyfluorfen 23.5% EC 180 g a.i./ha (15.3 ml/10 litre of water) fb post-emergence (25-30 DAS) application of imazethapyr 10% SL 100 g a.i./ha (20 ml/10 litre of water)

Pre-emergence (2-3 DAS) application of oxyfluorfen 23.5% EC 180 g a.i./ha (15.3 ml/10 litre of water) fb post-emergence (25-30 DAS) application of imazethapyr 35% + imazamox 35% WG (premix) 70 g a.i./ha (2 g/10 litre of water)

Pre-emergence (2-3 DAS) application of oxyfluorfen 23.5% EC 180 g a.i./ha (15.3 ml/10 litre of water) fb interculturing and hand weeding at 40 DAS

Early post-emergence (10-15 DAS) application of imazethapyr 10% SL 100 g a.i./ha (20 ml/10 litre of water) fb interculturing and hand weeding at 40 DAS

Early post-emergence (10-15 DAS) application of fluazifop-p-butyl 11.1% w/w + fomesafen 11.1w/w SL (premix)250 g a.i./ha (20 ml/10 litre of water) fb interculturing and hand weeding at 40 DAS

Interculturing and hand weeding at 20 and 40 DAS for effective management of complex weed flora