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  • For controlling both monocot and dicot weeds in mango, application of Atrazine or Diuron is:

    Question: For controlling both monocot and dicot weeds in mango, application of Atrazine or Diuron is:

    Options:

    2 kg/ha
    1 kg/ha
    3 kg/ha
    4 kg/ha

    The major monocot weeds that occur in mango orchards are Cynodon dactylon and Cyperus rotundus.
    Dicot weeds are Bidens pilosa, Tridax procumbens and Phyllanthus maderaspatensis.

    • ​Chemical control:
    ​Herbicides have been used to some extent in mango to control weeds.
    Application of Paraquat (3 kg a.i./ha) or Diuron as pre-emergent treatment at 6.67 and 8.9 kg/ha gives good control of weeds in mango.
    Or Bromocil and Dalapon were also effective for controlling dicot and monocot weeds respectively.
    One spray of Atrazine or Diuron at 2 kg a.i./ha as pre-emergent treatment to soil and one spray of Paraquat as post –emergent spray on weeds at 3 kg a.i./ha found effective for controlling both monocot and dicot weeds in 1 – 5 years old mango orchard.

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