Effect of weedicide in minimization of weed menance in Nagpur Mandarin orchard

During Kharif season weed poses serious threats in mandarin orchards and some times the infestation of weed flora is so high that it creates great challenge in maintaining the plant growing and surviving properly. To counter weed problem, weedicides have proven its worth. Labour availability getting problematic day by day, option of weed control rests with the view of weedicide with such an idea an experiment was conducted with a view to assess the efficacy of weedicide in countering weed growth in newly grown mandarin orchard. The orchard was having heavy infestation of Echinocola cholena, Celosia sp, Cassia tora, Comelina communis, C. benghalensis, Abelmoschus muschatus, Euphorbia xeniculata, Parthenium hysterophorus, etc. From the experiment it appeared that Isoproturon 75% WP@ 2% was found most efficacious out of 2, 4-D , Oxyflourfen, Glyphosate and Imazethapyr used to control weeds in mandarin orchard.