EFFECT OF CROP-WEED CONFLICT ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MOONG BEAN (VIGNA RADIATA)Akshay Kanjibhai Hirani, Santosh Korav, Sujatha H.T. and Vishvajeet D. JadhavAbstract Moong bean is one of the important pulse crop in world and India. It is cultivated in various states of India in summer and kharif. Weeds are major threat to moong bean productivity in both seasons. Hence, this study was conducted to know the effect of crop-weed conflict on growth and productivity of moong bean. The experiment was set up with initial weedy and initial weed-free treatments with three replications using a randomized block design in summer seasons of 2022. The results were indicated that the increased weed interference period decreased the moong bean height by 0.30 -10.27%, nodules per plant by 1.13- 17.47%, fresh weight of nodule by 0.58- 5.48%, dry weight of nodules by 1.32- 10.58%, SPAD index by 15.18- 43.57%. Similarly, 2.52 to 75.45% and 2.80- 13.73% respectively, grain and stover yield decreased. |