Polyethylene film mulching in groundnut-A way to getting higher yield

摘要

A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2002-03 to study the effect of polyethylene film mulching on growth and yield of groundnut under irrigated conditions. Polyethylene film mulching caused significant variations in growth parameters, yield parameters, yield and economics of groundnut. Polyethylene film mulching with pre-eniergence herbicide application recorded maximum growth, yield parameters, pod yield and monetary return. This treatment also recorded lesser weed population.Growth parameters yield attributing characters and pod yield were higher under polyethylene film mulching with pre-emergence herbicide application.