Abstract
Cotton enjoyed the synonyms ‘White Gold,’ ‘King of Fibre Crops,’ and ‘Friendly Fibre’, playing a vital role as both a cash and fibre crop in India. However, weeds pose a major challenge, causing an approximate 45% yield reduction in cotton nationwide. Effective weed management is crucial for optimizing cotton yield and fibre quality. This study evaluated the impact of various weed management practices on productivity and fibre quality. Field trials were conducted using multiple treatments, including pre-and post-emergence herbicides, hand weeding, and power weeding. Fibre quality parameters, such as fibre length, strength, fineness, micronaire, and elongation percentage, were measured across treatments. While results showed no significant differences in fibre quality among the treatments, the combination of preemergence (PE) application of Pendimethalin at the rate of 1.0 kg active ingredient ha-1 + Metolachlor at the rate of 1.0 kg active ingredient ha-1 followed by post-emergence (POE) application of Pyrithiobac sodium at the rate of 0.075 kg active ingredient ha-1 + quizalofop ethyl at the rate of 0.075 kg active ingredient ha-1 emerged as the most effective weed control strategy.This treatment provided effective weed suppression, reduced competition for resources, and resulted in a higher seed cotton yield than other treatments. The study concluded that, although fibre quality did not vary significantly, the integrated use of Pendimethalin and Metolachlor as preemergence herbicides and Pyrithiobac sodium and quizalofop ethyl as post-emergence herbicides offers an optimal solution for cotton growers.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fibre quality did not differ significantly among treatments.
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- cotton
Gossypium hirsutumt0 - Treatment
- treatmentse0
- Outcome
- fibre qualitye0
- Direction
- no significant differencese0
- Comparator
- among the treatmentse0
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e0“results showed no significant differences in fibre quality among the treatments”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined pre- and post-emergence herbicide treatment was the most effective weed control strategy.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- combination of preemergence (PE) application of Pendimethalin at the rate of 1.0 kg active ingredient ha-1 + Metolachlor at the rate of 1.0 kg active ingredient ha-1 followed by post-emergence (POE) application of Pyrithiobac sodium at the rate of 0.075 kg active ingredient ha-1 + quizalofop ethyl at the rate of 0.075 kg active ingredient ha-1e0
- Outcome
- weed control strategye0
- Direction
- most effectivee0
- Comparator
- various weed management practicese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combination of preemergence (PE) application of Pendimethalin at the rate of 1.0 kg active ingredient ha-1 + Metolachlor at the rate of 1.0 kg active ingredient ha-1 followed by post-emergence (POE) application of Pyrithiobac sodium at the rate of 0.075 kg active ingredient ha-1 + quizalofop ethyl at the rate of 0.075 kg active ingredient ha-1 emerged as the most effective weed control strategy.”
t0“cotton”
e1“various weed management practices”
Claim · model-written summary
The integrated herbicide treatment suppressed weeds.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- This treatmente0
- Interactor
- weedse1weed
- Outcome
- weed suppressione0
- Direction
- effectivee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment provided effective weed suppression, reduced competition for resources, and resulted in a higher seed cotton yield than other treatments.”
t0“cotton”
e1“weeds pose a major challenge”
Claim · model-written summary
The integrated treatment reduced competition for resources.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- This treatmente0
- Interactor
- weedse1weed
- Outcome
- competition for resourcese0
- Direction
- reducede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment provided effective weed suppression, reduced competition for resources, and resulted in a higher seed cotton yield than other treatments.”
t0“cotton”
e1“weeds pose a major challenge”
Claim · model-written summary
The integrated treatment increased seed cotton yield over other treatments.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- This treatmente0
- Interactor
- weedse1weed
- Outcome
- seed cotton yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment provided effective weed suppression, reduced competition for resources, and resulted in a higher seed cotton yield than other treatments.”
e1“weeds pose a major challenge, causing an approximate 45% yield reduction in cotton nationwide”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend the integrated herbicide program for cotton growers.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Outcome
- integrated use of Pendimethalin and Metolachlor as preemergence herbicides and Pyrithiobac sodium and quizalofop ethyl as post-emergence herbicidese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the integrated use of Pendimethalin and Metolachlor as preemergence herbicides and Pyrithiobac sodium and quizalofop ethyl as post-emergence herbicides offers an optimal solution for cotton growers.”
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