In India, the recent times herbicide-based weed management is getting popular due to the lack of labour and the adoption of zero tillage systems. Particularly, the wider-spaced (60 cm row to row) crops like maize. Along with the selection and application of herbicides; the farmers should have a thorough knowledge of how to read the label, use of personal protective equipment, and some of the terminologies that help in the protection of human health, enhance the efficiency of herbicides, and prevent soil and environmental pollutions are very much important. By considering the above points, in this article, we have briefly covered each point of herbicides used in maize. We believe that this article would help farmers, students, and scientists working in the field of weed management.
Prabhu Govindasamy*
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Delhi (110 012), India
Rishi Raj
T.K. Das
Vijay Pooniya
Gopal Tiwari
Hanamant M. Halli
ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra (413 102), India
G.K. Sujay Anand
ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulse Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 024), India
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