Growth and Tolerance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties to Pre and Postemergence Graminicides

Table 2

Response of different sesame varieties to commonly used selective postemergence graminicides.

Herbicide	Parameter
	Plant height	No. of branches	50% flowering	No. of pods	Yield (g) plant^−1	Yield (kg) ha^−1
Control (hand pulling)	54.19^b	10.583^b	54.42	92.1^b	37.77^b	3357^b
Propaquizafop	49.79^a	9.258^a	54.67	73.6^a	26.79^a	2381^a
Fluazifop-p-butyl	52.17^ab	8.542^a	54.00	84.6^ab	35.34^b	3141^b
value	0.015	0.025	0.856	0.021	0.004	0.004
LSD	2.876	1.454	ns	12.71	6.36	565.4
CV	6.7	14.5	5.4	18.1	22.7	22.7

Means followed by the same letter in the same column are not significantly different at .