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Chickpea is sensitive to weed competetion.
Losses in seed yield vary from 40 to 87% due to weed competition.
About 60 weed species have been reported to infest chickpea fields.
Weed free crop
Lathyrus tuberosus
Portulaca oleracea
Common weeds associated with chickpea
Scientific Name
Common Name
Chenopodium album
Lambsquarters
Melilotus indica
Annual yellow sweet clover
Lathyrus tuberosus
Earth-nut pea
Medicago denticulata
Burclover
Polygonum aviculare
Knotweed
Euphorbia exigua
Spurge
Anagallis arvensis
Scarlet pipmpernel
Sinapis arvensis
Wild mustard
Brassica compestris
Wild turnip
Raphanus raphanistrum
Wild radish
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
Amaranthus retroflexus
Pigweed
Portulaca oleracea
Common purslane
Avena fatua
Wild oat
Phalaris minor
Canarygrass
Euphorbia exigua
Avena fatua
Amaranthus retroflexus
Weed ControlChemical control
Herbicides which are effective in controlling weeds in chickpea are listed below.Herbicide
Rate in a.i. ha-1Pre-sowing
Trifluralin
0.40 L or 1.0 kg
Triallate
0.40 L
Oxyfluorfen
0.36 L
Pre-emergence
Pendimethalin
1.5 kg
Alachlor
1.5 kg
Tribunil
1.5 kg
Post-emergence
Prometryne
0.5 L or 0.25 kg
Methabenzthiazuron
0.47 kg
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