Evaluation of Conservation Tillage Systems and Weed Management on Yield and some Characteristic of Cucurbita pepo L.

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Ecophysiology

Seyed Mortaza Shekarlu ^{1 *} , Sasan Rezadoost ² , Farzad Jalili ³

1 - Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Agriculture, Khoy Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoy, Iran
2 - Academic Member, Faculty Member, Faculty of Agriculture, Khoy Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoy, Iran
3 - Academic Member, Faculty Member, Faculty of Agriculture, Khoy Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoy, Iran

Received: 2021-10-19 Accepted : 2022-07-23 Published : 2022-09-07

Keywords: Biological yield, Conservation tillage, Grain yield, Oil yield, Protein yield,

Abstract :

This study was conducted to evaluate conservation tillage systems and weed management methods in the form of split plot design based on randomized complete blocks with 3 replications in Khoy and Maku counties in 2019-2020 crop year. The main plot included conservation tillage at Four levels including (conventional tillage, zero tillage, chisel, disc) and the sub-plot of weed management at Four levels included (herbicide use, weed-free, uncontrolled and control). The highest number of seeds (211), biological yield (7.62 t.ha-1), oil yield (83.33 kg.ha-1) and protein yield (34.6kg.ha-1) were observed in Khoy region and the lowest number of seeds (114), biological yield (1.01 t.ha-1), oil yield (19.7 kg.ha-1) and protein yield (1.66 kg.ha-1) under the influence of disc and weed-free treatment in Maku region Was. Also, the highest grain yield (828 kg.ha-1) was observed under the influence of chisel and weed-free treatments and the lowest (756 kg.ha-1) was observed in disc treatment without weed control. In general, the comparison of the average experimental treatments indicates the superiority of tillage treatment with chisel and weed management (weed-free) in Khoy region and it seems that in crop systems to maintain crop yield potential and improve integrated weed management Weeding, minimal tillage operations and weed control are recommended.

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