@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14368,
	  title     = {Effect of Butachlor on the Microbial Population of Direct Sown Rice},
	  author    = {Kalyanasundaram.D. and  Kavitha. S},
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	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Field experiments were conducted at Annamalai University Experimental Farm, Department of Agronomy; to device suitable weed control measures for direct seeded puddled rice and to study the effect of the weed control measures on the soil microbial population. The treatments comprised of incorporation of pressmud @ 6.25 t ha-1 and application of herbicide butachlor @1.5 kg a. i. ha- 1 with and without safener 4 days after sowing (DAS), 8 DAS alone and also in conjunction with hand weeding at 30 DAS. Hand weeding twice and a weedy check were also maintained. At maximum tillering stage, the population of bacteria was significantly reduced by butachlor application. The injury to microbes caused by herbicide disappeared with the advancement of crop's age and at flowering stage of crop, there was no significant difference among the treatments. The fungal and actinomycetes population remained unaltered by weed control treatments at both the stages of observation.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering},
	  volume    = {6},
	  number    = {9},
	  year      = {2012},
	  pages     = {778 - 780},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14368},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/69},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 69, 2012},
	}