Studies on weed management in date palm

An experiment with different herbicides viz. diuron, glyphosate, atrazine, gramoxone alongwith hand weeding and cultivation was conducted to control the weeds in date palm. The herbicide sprays were repeated at six months interval. All the herbicides brought about a significant reduction in weed population over control. Treatment diuron followed by glyphosate was the most effective among all the herbicides used which killed 80.24 per cent monocot and 82.12 per cent dicot weeds over control. No phyto-toxic effects were observed on date-palm trees with any of the herbicides used.