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Direct-Seeded Rice + Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) Intercrop** and Weed Management Practices Affects Weed Control Efficiency and Competitive Indices

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Weed menace is the major biotic constraint in direct-seeded rice (DSR) cultivation as they cause higher yield loss. Hence, exploring different weed management options along with intercrop** could be promising practice for improving crop productivity. Kee** this in view, an experiment was conducted at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India in 2015 and 2016 to evaluate the effect of different weed management practices in the DSR + Brahmi intercrop** system for providing farmers with a practical and economically viable weed control solution. Two intercrop** ratios along with four weed management practices in sole rice and sole Brahmi as control were evaluated. The results revealed the significant effect of weed management and intercrop** on weed control efficiency (WCE) and different competition indices. The highest WCE (73.3 and 83.3%) was recorded with pendimethalin (pre-emergence) + cyhalofop-butyl (post-emergence) + 1 HW (hand weeding) at 45 DAS (days after sowing) in 2:1 ratio treatment. Similarly, significantly minimum density and weed biomass were also recorded under the same treatment. However, significantly higher values of relative yield total, aggressivity, relative crowding coefficient, and competition ratio were recorded in a 1:1 ratio of DSR + Brahmi. In conclusion, using Brahmi as an intercrop with DSR can help with weed management, reduces the use of pesticides, and increases profitability.

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Authors are highly thankful to the Dean, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar for encouraging the carrying out the investigation and providing valuable suggestions.

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  1. G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India

    Neeshu Joshi, Sunita T. Pandey & V. Pratap Singh

  2. Agriculture Research Sub-Station (Agriculture University, Jodhpur), Sumerpur, Pali, Rajasthan, 306902, India

    Neeshu Joshi

  3. ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, RC-Vasad, Anand, Gujarat, 388306, India

    Dinesh **ger

  4. College of Agriculture (Agriculture University, Jodhpur), Nagaur, Rajasthan, 341001, India

    Shourabh Joshi

  5. ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Old Goa, Goa, 403402, India

    Venkatesh Paramesh

  6. ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand, 263601, India

    Manoj Parihar

  7. ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 2840063, India

    Rajesh Singhal

  8. College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China

    Talha Javed

  9. College of Life Science, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China

    Shah Saud & Depeng Wang

  10. Department of Agricultural Extension Education and Communication, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, 25130, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Shah Hassan

  11. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Phytochemicals and Sustainable Utilization, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China

    Chao Wu

  12. Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Shah Fahad

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Joshi, N., Pandey, S.T., Singh, V.P. et al. Direct-Seeded Rice + Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) Intercrop** and Weed Management Practices Affects Weed Control Efficiency and Competitive Indices. Int. J. Plant Prod. 17, 177–191 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-022-00222-3

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