Weed persistence, crop resistance and herbicide phytotonic effects in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L] Walp) under various weed control treatments in Kano, Nigeria

• Authors: E. A. Shittu , M. S. Bassey
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The yield of cowpea (var. IT99K-573-1-1) was tested in a field experiment using 12 different weed control treatments during the wet seasons of 2019 and 2020. The results showed that hoe weeding at 3 and 6 WAS had the highest weed persistence index, crop resistance index, and agronomic management index, closely followed by pendimethalin 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6 WAS, and metolachlor 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6 WAS. The most effective phytotonic practices were hoe weeding at 3 and 6 WAS, pendimethalin 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6, and metolachlor 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6. The best weed control methods for cowpea production from environmental point of view, were metolachlor at 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6 WAS and pendimethalin at 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6 WAS. Lower persistence of escaped weeds were seen with pendimethalin at 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6 WAS and metolachlor at 2.0 kg a.i.ha-1 fb SHW at 6 WAS, indicating that these treatments had a broader weed-controlling impact than the other treatments.

Keywords

EN

Agronomic management index; Crop resistance index; Phytotonic effect; Vigna unguiculata; Weed persistence index

Discipline

• AGRICULTURE: AGRICULTURE

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 48
• Pages: 60-69

Contributors

author

E. A. Shittu

• Department of Agronomy, Bayero University Kano, P.M.B 3011, Kano, Nigeria

author

M. S. Bassey

• National Cereals Research Institute, P.M.B. 8, Bida, Nigeria

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