Weed management in cold season food legumes (chickpeas (Cice arietinumr L.) and lentils (Lens culinaris L.)) in Iran: challenges, findings and future approaches.

Subject Areas : Weed Research Journal

Ebrahi Izedi Darbandi ¹ ( دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد )
Rahim Bakhsh Mohammad Nezadand ² ( Department of Agrotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. )
Seyyed Karim Mousavi ³ ( ssociate Professor, Plant Protection R esearch Department, L orestan A gricultural and Natural R esources R esearch Center, AR EEO, K horram abad, Iran )

Received: 2023-04-18 Accepted : 2023-09-07 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: Agricultural control, Herbicides, Critical period, chemical control, Mechanical control,

Abstract :

Among pulses, chickpea and lentil have important characteristics such as resistance to drought and tolerance to cold dtress; It is very important and in terms of cultivated area in Iran, they rank first and third respectively. Since thet are weak competitors with weeds, especially in the early stages of growth, weeds are one of the serious problems in their production and yield gap. So their damage has been reported more than 90%. Therefore, weed control is one of the most important programs in chickpea and lentil management. In this regard, the review of the researchs conducted in order to adopt a suitable approach for weed management and control, can play an important role in reducing yield gap and provide a perspective for future researches in Iran. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the research conducted in weed control of chickpea and lentil in Iran. According to the reports, Iran's chickpea and lentil fields are infected with a wide range of broad and narrow leaf weeds, especially from the plant families Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Brassicaceae and Poaceae. Considering the critical period of weed control in lentil and chickpea in Iran (30 to 60 days after planting), their control (mechanical, agronomical and chemical) in this period is necessary to obtain an acceptable yield. The most important limitation in the entezari planting of chickpea and lentil weeds are weeds, which due to the decrease in rainfall in the Iran and the importance of changing the growing season from spring to autumn, it is necessary to pay attention to the control of weeds in this planting system. Considering the existence of grass killer herbicides in the Iran, chemical control of grassy weeds in chickpea and lentil is less difficult, and for chemical control of broad leaf weeds, pyridite, trifluralin, fumsafen, isoxaflotel and piroxasulfone and the mixture of sulfentrazone + flumioxazin herbicides have been reported to be acceptable in chickpea and pendimetalin for lentil.