Kwara State University
Emmanuel Imoloame
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Crop Production
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| 1 | EFFECT OF WEEDING REGIME ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PEARL MILLET [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)] R. Br. IN MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA. |
B. Boureima', N.A. Gworgwor² and E.O. Imoloame¹* A field experiment was conducted during the 1996 and 1997 rainy seasons (July - October) on the Teaching and Research farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri. (11° 51'; 13° 10'). The objective was to determine the effect of different weeding regimes on the performance of millet. The experiment consisted of 10 treatments, viz: single hoe weeding at 10, 20, 30, 40,50 days after sowing (DAS), two hoe weedings at 10 and 30, 10 and 40 and 10 and 50 DAS, clean weeded control and unweeded check. These treatments were laid out in randomised complete block design (RCBD) and replicated 4 times. Data collected included panicle length, weed cover score, weed dry matter, plant height, number of tillers/plant, stand count and grain yield. Also an economic analysis was carried out to determine the most profitable weeding regime. Results showed that two weedings at 10 and 30 DAS and 10 and 40 DAS and clean weeded control increased significantly the number of tillers/plant, plant height, panicle length per plant and significantly reduced weed infestation. Two weedings at 10 and 30 DAS and 10 and 40 DAS and clean weeded control produced significantly highest grain yields in both years of the study. Two hoe hoe weedings at 10 and 40 DAS and 10and 30 DAS, also resulted in the highest gross margin/profit in the two years of study combined compared to the other hoe weeding treatments. Therefore for higher pearl millet yield, effective weed control and higher economic returns, two weedings at 10 and 30 DAS and at 10 and 40 DAS are recommended. | B. Boureima, N.A. Gworgwor and E.O. Imoloame | 19: 104-112 | Journal Article | 2010-11-22 | JOURNAL OF ARID AGRICULTURE | |