Effect of Integrated Weed Management Practices on Economic Analysis of Vegetable Pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Abstract

The study was conducted during rabiseason of 2022-23 and 2023-24 at the Vegetable Research Centre, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S.Nagar, Uttarakhand. The experiments were conducted on vegetable pea, variety Pant Sabji Matar-3. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with nine treatments and replicated three times during rabiseason of 2022-23 and 2023-24.  T3 (Pre-emergence application of pendimethalin 30 EC @ 0.75 kg a.i./ha + 1 hand weeding at 40 DAS) achieved the highest pod yield of 168.89 q/ha, resulting in a gross income of ₹337,780 and a net profit of ₹241,016. The benefit-cost (B:C) ratio for this treatment was 3.49 during 2022-23. T3 again led to the highest pod yield of 162.67 q/ha, with a gross income of ₹325,340, net profit of ₹228,576, and a B:C ratio of 3.36 during the 2023-24. Integrated weed management practices, particularly combining pre-emergence herbicides with hand weeding (as in Treatment T3), significantly enhances the economic returns of vegetable pea cultivation. Therefore, adopting such integrated strategies is crucial for optimizing productivity and profitability in vegetable pea farming.