Performance of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as influenced by weed interference period in Sudan Savanna zone of Nigeria
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Weed is one of the biotic stress factors affecting sesame yield and its control has been very difficult. Field experiment was conducted during 2017 rainy season at Teaching and
Research Farm of Bayero University Kano and Guringawa, Kano State to evaluate the
effects of weed interference period on growth and yield of sesame in Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria. The experiment consisted of two sets of treatments. Sesame (variety Ex-Sudan) was kept weed-free at 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks after sowing and afterward remained weedy till harvest and the other set of weed interference periods was kept weed infested for same corresponding periods and then remained weed-free till harvest. Weed free and weedy check till harvest were included as controls. The experiments was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) replicated three times. Data were collected on weed characters, sesame growth and yield characters. Data generated were subjected to analysis of variance. Results revealed that plots kept weed infested until harvest had higher weed dry weight while weed free until harvest had the lowest in both locations. The unrestricted weed growth reduced sesame grain yield by 50% in BUK and 63% in Guringawa. Weed infestation for 3WAS and beyond resulted in significant depression of various sesame growth and yield compared with the sesame kept weed free throughout the growing period. Sesame was most critically affected by weed competition between 3 and 6 weeks after sowing. Thus, it can be recommended that sesame (Ex-sudan) should be kept weed free at 3 to 6WAS in the study areas and similar environments.
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