Effect of Pre-Emergence Herbicides on Weeds Infestation and Yield of Chickpea (<i>Cicer arietum</i> L.) at Ezha Woreda Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia

Tadele Bekele; Getachew Mekonnen; Ashenafi Mitiku

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Effect of Pre-Emergence Herbicides on Weeds Infestation and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietum L.) at Ezha Woreda Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia

Tadele Bekele, Getachew Mekonnen, Ashenafi Mitiku

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 12, Issue 4)

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Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the most important pulses cultivated in Ethiopia. Hence, a field experiment was conducted in Central Ethiopia in Gurage zone at Ezha woreda to investigate the effect of herbicides and their combination on the yield and yield component of chickpea. at Ezha woreda. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design and replicated three times. Pre-emergence (Pendimethalin and S-metolachlor) herbicides were applied alone at different rates, the reduced-dose combination with herbicides as well as supplemented with one time hand weeding, two-time hand weeding, completely weed-free and weedy treatments. Application of pre-emergence herbicide with their combinations are significantly (P ≤ 0.01) affect the weed density and yield and yield component of chickpea. The lower weed density, high net benefit, higher yield component, and higher yield of chickpea was recorded from application S-metolachlor at 1.0kg ha^-1 supplemented by one time hand weeding at five weeks after emergence and Hand weeding at 2 and 5 WAE methods followed by integrated weed control methods. Whereas the lower yield and yield component of chickpea and higher weed density was recorded from at weedy check, one-time hand weeding and hoeing at 2 WAE. Therefore; for intensive farming methods Hand weeding at 2 and 5 WAE methods and for extensive farming methods applying S-metolachlor at 1kg ha^-1 supplemented by one time hand weeding at five weeks after emergence of chickpea is suggested to increase the chickpea yield.

Published in	International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 12, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnfs.20231204.12
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Chickpea, Herbicides, IPM, Weed Density, Yield, Yield Components

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Tadele Bekele

Tadele Bekele Gurage Zone Environmental and Forest Office, Wolkite, Ethiopia
Getachew Mekonnen

Department of Plant Science, Wolkite University College of Agriculture, Wolkite, Ethiopia
Ashenafi Mitiku

Department of Horticuture, Wolkite University College of Agriculture, Wolkite, Ethiopia

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