Kwara State University
Emmanuel Imoloame
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Crop Production
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| 1 | Economic Evaluation of Methods of Weed Control in Soybeans (Glycine max [L.] Merril) Production in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria |
A field experiment was conducted during the 2012 and 2013 rainy seasons at the Kwara State University Teaching and Research Farm located in Malete. The aim was to carry out an economic evaluation of the different methods of weed control in the production of soybeans in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria. The experiment consisted of 18 treatments, namely, the application of metolachor at 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 kg a.i./ha, pendimethalin at 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 kg a.i./ha, a tank mixture of metolachlor + diuron at 1.5 +0.5, 2.0+ 1.0 and 2.5+1.5 kg a.i./ha, pendimethalin + diuron at 1.5 +0.5, 2.0+ 1.0 and 2.5+1.5 kg a.i./ha, metolachor at 2.0 kg a.i./ha plus 1 supplementary hoe weeding (SHW) at 6 WAS, pendimethalin at 2.0 kg a.i./ha plus supplementary hoe weeding (SHW) at 6 weeks after planting (WAS), metolachlor + diuron at 1.0 +0.5 kg a.i./ha plus 1 SHW, pendimethalin + diuron at 1.5 +0.5 plus 1 SHW at 6 WAS, weeding at 3 and 6 WAS and a weedy check. Results showed that Metolachlor + diuron at 1.5 +0.5 kg a.i./ha integrated with 1 SHW did not only give significantly higher yield, it was more profitable and cost effective than the other weed control methods. This weed control method is, therefore, recommended to farmers in the Southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria. | E. O. IMOLOAME | 15: 81-85 | Journal Article | 2014-11-13 | https://www.njeab.com | |