Table 4 Effect of different weed control treatments on yield traits of potato plants during 2017 season
From: Comparison of safe weed control methods with chemical herbicide in potato field
Treatments | 2017 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average of tuber weight (g) | Tuber fresh weight/plant (g) | Tuber diameter (cm) | Tuber length (cm) | Total yield (ton/ha) | Specific gravity (g/cm3) | |
Rice straw mulch | 145.9 | 565.2 | 6.20 | 9.9 | 35.70 | 1.054 |
Wheat straw mulch | 181.7 | 681.7 | 7.92 | 12.8 | 41.90 | 1.101 |
Cheeseweed straw mulch | 189.4 | 693.2 | 8.12 | 13.1 | 42.50 | 1.064 |
Salix straw mulch | 165.3 | 655.2 | 7.15 | 11.7 | 40.70 | 1.080 |
Guava leaf straw mulch | 160.7 | 625.9 | 7.03 | 10.6 | 39.70 | 1.070 |
Banana leaf straw mulch | 205.3 | 711.3 | 8.33 | 13.2 | 43.00 | 1.110 |
Black plastic mulch | 207.0 | 713.3 | 8.42 | 13.6 | 43.14 | 1.113 |
Metribuzin | 153.5 | 595.9 | 6.85 | 10.1 | 39.35 | 1.065 |
Hoeing (twice) | 181.0 | 640.2 | 7.20 | 12.3 | 39.00 | 1.107 |
Unweeded check | 145.7 | 405.1 | 5.65 | 9.0 | 24.25 | 1.120 |
LSD 0.05 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 0.43 | 1.1 | 1.71 | NS |