Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Yield and Yield Components as Influenced by Herbicide Application in Kaffa Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 6

Effect of treatments on phenology and growth of wheat in 2020 main cropping season.

Treatments	Days to 50% heading	Days to 90% maturity	Plant height (cm)
0.5 kg ha^−1 2,4-D amine salt + one HW	62.67^ef	103.67^e	85.13^bcd
1.0 kg ha^−1 2,4-D amine salt + one HW	63.00^def	104.00^de	83.63^de
1.5 kg ha^−1 2,4-D amine salt + one HW	64.00^a-e	105.67^bcd	82.87^ef
0.4 kg ha^−1 pyroxsulam + one HW	63.00^def	104.00^de	83.70^de
0.5 kg ha^−1 pyroxsulam + one HW	64.33^a-e	106.33^bc	84.87^cd
0.6 kg ha^−1 pyroxsulam + one HW	63.33^c-f	105.33^cde	83.70^de
0.5 kg ha^−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12% + one HW	63.33^c-f	104.00^de	86.57^abc
0.75 kg ha^−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12% + one HW	64.33^a-e	106.67^bc	85.20^bcd
1.0 kg ha^−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12% + one HW	65.33^ab	107.00^abc	83.63^de
1.0 kg ha^−1 2,4-D amine salt	63.67^b-f	103.67^e	86.87^ab
0.75 kg ha^−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12%	64.67^a-d	106.67^bc	85.37^bcd
0.5 kg ha^−1 pyroxsulam	63.00^def	105.33^cde	85.01^cd
Two HW 30 and 45 days after emergence	65.00^abc	107.33^ab	82.47^ef
Weed-free check	65.67^a	109.00^a	81.60^f
Weedy check (unweeded)	62.00^f	101.67^f	88.37^a
LSD (5%)	1.74	1.75	1.83
CV (%)	1.63	1.09	1.31

Same letter: not significantly different. CV, coefficient of variation; LSD, least significant difference; HW, hand weeding.