Economic analysis of different weed management practices in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Present study was “Economic Analysis of different weed management practices in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)’’ Experiment was conducted IGKV-Raipur during 2023-24 and 2024-25 that application of Effective management involves integrating manual weeding with pre-emergence and post-emergence, The highest seed yield was recorded under the hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS treatment ((T12), yielding 1,830.67 kg ha-1, 1,864.00 kg ha-1, and 1,847.33 kg ha-1 during 2023-24, 2024-25, and in the mean data, respectively. This performance was statistically at par with the sequential application of Oxyfluorefen (PE) fb Topramezone (PoE) ((T8), which recorded a mean seed yield of 1,765.00 kg ha-1. Among the purely chemical treatments, (T8) proved to be the most effective, followed closely by Oxyfluorefen (PE) fb Quizalofop-p-ethyl (PoE) ((T9) and Oxyfluorefen (PE) fb Propaquizafop (PoE) (T7) Conversely, the lowest seed yield was recorded in the weedy check (T13), with a mean yield of only 987.25 kg ha-1. Estimate cost of cultivation was recorded maximum in treatment T12-hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS (Rs. 34654, 35727 and 35190 ha-1) followed by T9- oxyfluorfen150 g ha-1 (PE) fb quizalofop-p-ethyl 100 g ha-1 (PoE) (Rs. 31267, 32340 and 31803 ha-1). Gross return was considerably affected because of various weed management practices. Treatment T12- hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS had maximum gross return (Rs. 100222, 103926 and 102074 ha-1) followed by T8- oxyfluorfen150 g ha-1 (PE) fb topramezone 20.6 g ha-1 (PoE), (Rs. 96645, 98531 and 97588 ha-1). Net return had comparable differences among various weed management practices. The highest net return was recorded under treatment T8- oxyfluorfen 150 g ha-1 (PE) fb topramezone20.6 g ha-1 (PoE), (Rs. 66778, 68532 and 67655 ha-1) followed by T12- hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS (Rs. 65568, 67591 and 66580 ha-1), T9- oxyfluorfen150 g ha-1 (PE) fb quizalofop-p-ethyl100 g ha-1 (PoE), (Rs. 62382, 66040 and 64211 ha-1). The maximum benefit cost ratio was noticed under treatment T8- oxyfluorfen 150 g ha-1 (PE) fb topramezone 20.6 g ha-1 (PoE), (3.24,3.18 and 3.21) followed by T6-metribuzin 350 g ha-1 (PE) fb propaquizafop 100 g ha-1 (PoE), (3.12, 3.08 and 3.10) However, minimum Cost of cultivation, gross return, net returns and benefit: cost ratio was obtained under Treatment T13- weedy check.