Table 2 Test weight and dry weight of weeds as influenced by ecological intensification in maize-chickpea system.
Treatments | 100-seed weight (g) | Total dry matter at harvest (g/plant) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Mean | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Mean | |
T1 = Farmers’ practice (FP) | 30.3bc | 31.2 | 29.3bc | 30.3 | 271.5ab | 269.5b-d | 252.5ab | 264.5ab |
T2 = Ecological intensification (EI) | 31.8a | 35.2 | 35.7a | 34.2 | 289.5a | 297.3a | 268.5a | 285.1a |
T3 = EI-RTM | 30.5ab | 30.8 | 30.9bc | 30.7 | 256.2bc | 277.2a-c | 261.2ab | 264.9ab |
T4 = EI-INM | 27.6d | 33.3 | 30.9bc | 30.6 | 212.5d | 273.5bc | 254.3ab | 246.8b |
T5 = EI-RPM | 30.5ab | 32.6 | 31.8bc | 31.6 | 258.5bc | 288.5ab | 263.4ab | 270.1ab |
T6 = EI-RIM | 28.2c | 32.6 | 32.0bc | 30.9 | 242.5c | 259.2cd | 259.8ab | 253.8b |
T7 = EI-IWM | 29.4b | 32.0 | 30.4bc | 30.6 | 249.3d | 248.5d | 249.5ab | 249.1b |
T8 = EI-IPM | 29.9 | 31.7 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 253.4cd | 257.3cd | 254.6ab | 255.1b |
LSD (p = 0.05) | 1.4 | NS | 3.5 | 2.1 | 22.31 | 21.93 | 19.56 | 24.3 |