Sl. No.

Crop

Name of the technology

Year of release

Cost saving (`/ha)

Yield increase (kg/ha)

Percent of farmers adopted the technology

Approximate area covered in the state (ha)

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

4882

2903

60

540000

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

6780

3390

10

1400

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

11480

2167

70

80000

• 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

10980

2237

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

11410

2337

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

7051

2237

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

6955

2277

• 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.

6866

2317

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)

5800

140230

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)

5650

132409

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

5950

142806

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

5430

126630

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

5550

129513

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

5840

127944