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In rainfed condition application of herbicide mainly depends on sufficient soil moisture

• Spray Pendimethalin (38.7% CS) @ 260 ml/ac or Pendimethalin (30%EC) @ 400 ml/ac as pre-emergence application, followed by one hand weeding and weeding with power weeder on 45th day after sowing.
• If post emergence application of herbicide is warranted apply pyrithiobac sodium @ 25g /ac + quizalofop ethyl @ 20 g /ac at 2 to 4 leaf stage of the weeds.
• If herbicides are not applied, perform manual weeding at 20th and 45th days after sowing.
• Work dhanthulu or blade harrow on the 30th and 45th day of sowing.
• Sufficient soil moisture should be present at the time of herbicide application.
• Based on moisture limitations above operations may be altered.