Weed management in Pigeonpea

Chemical weed control

• One day before sowing or before weed emergence spray Pendimethalin @ 3ml. or Alachlor @ 2.2ml per litre of water 
• Use 200-240 litre of spraying solution per acre
• Care should be taken to maintain optimum soil moisture condition during herbicide application.

Cultural weed control

• Take up one hand weeding at 20-25 days after sowing (DAS)
• Take up two to three intercultivation operations at 15 to 20DAS.

Weed management in mixed cropping systems

Mixed cropping systems

• Pigeonpea +  Blackgram
• Pigeonpea +  Greengram
• Pigeonpea + Sorghum 
• Pigeonpea + Niger

(i)   At the time of sowing or one day after sowing of mixed crop take up soil application of  Fluchloralin @ 2.7 ml (45 %) or Alachlor @ 4ml (50 %) per litre of water.
(ii)  At the time of herbicide application soil should be friable and should contain optimum moisture.
(iii)  Requirement of spraying chemical per acre – 300 lit.