Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Yield and Yield Components as Influenced by Herbicide Application in Kaffa Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia
Table 7
Effect of treatments on yield component of wheat in 2020 main cropping season.
Treatments
Total no. of tillers (m−2)
Productive tillers (m−2)
No. of grains spike−1
1000-grain weight (g)
0.5 kg ha−1 2,4-D amine salt + one HW
262.0hi
227.0i
38.77jk
34.27hi
1 kg ha−1 2,4-D amine salt + one HW
283.0fgh
265.0fgh
39.87ij
34.32h
1.5 kg ha−1 2,4-D amine salt + one HW
317.0cde
282.0d-g
47.83fg
37.11ef
0.4 kg ha−1 pyroxsulam + one HW
271.0ghi
247.7hi
42.19hi
35.32gh
0.5 kg ha−1 pyroxsulam + one HW
336.0bcd
311.0bcd
54.73cd
38.06cde
0.6 kg ha−1 pyroxsulam + one HW
331.7bcd
296.0c-f
50.77ef
37.28de
0.5 kg ha−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12% + one HW
284.7fgh
250.3ghi
42.11hi
34.88gh
0.75 kg ha−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12% + one HW
343.7bc
301.3cde
51.83de
38.31bcd
1 kg ha−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12% + one HW
349.3b
320.7bc
57.90b
39.40b
1 kg ha−1 2,4-D amine salt
248.7i
222.0i
36.33k
33.14i
0.75 kg ha−1 clodinafop-propargyl 6% + fluroxypyr 12%
294.0efg
267.0fgh
44.27h
35.75g
0.5 kg ha−1 pyroxsulam
304.7def
269.7e-h
47.27g
35.96fg
Two HW 30 and 45 days after emergence
358.0ab
333.7b
56.93bc
38.98bc
Weed-free check
386.3a
367.3a
61.40a
41.92bc
Weedy check (unweeded)
172.7j
149j
31.60i
31.90j
LSD (5%)
31.89
31.97
2.99
1.15
CV (%)
6.30
6.98
3.80
1.88
Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 5% level of significance. CV, coefficient of variation; LSD, least significant difference; HW, hand weeding.