A field experiment was carried out at SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan, during Rabi seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18 to investigate the effect of tillage and weed management practices on productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Northwest Rajasthan. Amongstthe tillage treatments, adoption of stale seedbed (SSB) using glyphosate at 2.0 kg/ha resulted in higher dry matter at harvest, effective tillers (101.77 per m.r.l.) and grain yield (4.06 t/ha), and significantly lowered the density and dry matter of weeds. Among various weed management treatments, metsulfuron 4.0 g/ha + one hand weeding (HW) at 45 DAS significantly lowered the density and dry matter of all the broad-leaf weeds, but not effective against Cyperus rotundus and Cynodon dactylon. Being atpar with weed free check and also 2,4-D E + one HW, it was significantly superior to all other treatments and resulted 4.40 t/ha grain yield of wheat.
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