• Sappani muthu. K
• G.Murugan
• M.Saravana perumal
• K. Suseendran
• P.Stalin

A field study was carried out at farmer’s field, Manaveli, Cuddalore (Taluk), Tamil Nadu with sugarcane cv. EID PARRY 1110. The study was to compare the conventional and modern irrigation practices and weed management practices for sugarcane. The main plot treatments were M1 - Conventional irrigation and M2 - Sub surface drip irrigation and the sub plot treatments were S1-Unweeded (Control), S2 - Hand weeding thrice (30, 60 and 90 DAP), S3 - Atrazine alone, S4 - Atrazine + 2,4-D, S5 - Atrazine + metribuzin and S6 - Atrazine + 2,4-D + Metribuzin. The treatments were compared in split plot design with 3 replications and a plot size of 40m2. Among the treatment combinations, application of atrazine @ 2.0kg a.i ha-1 was sprayed on 3 DAP, 2,4-D @ 1.0 v kg a.i ha-1 was sprayed on 21 DAP + metribuzin @ 1.0kg a.i ha-1 was sprayed on 21 DAP under subsurface drip irrigation proved its superiority over the other treatments on Individual weed population, weed drymatter and cane yield when compared to Conventional irrigation and unweeded control recorded higher Individual weed population, weed drymatter and cane yield.

Cane yield, drip irrigation, weeds dry matter and cane yield

"Effect of weed and irrigation management practices on sugarcane yield", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 2, page no.580-585, February-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701133.pdf

"Effect of weed and irrigation management practices on sugarcane yield", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 2, page no. pp580-585, February-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701133.pdf