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

Table 4

Response of different sesame varieties to commonly used selective preemergence herbicides.

Herbicide	Parameter
	No. of pods	Yield (g) plant^−1	Yield (kg) ha^−1
Control (hand pulling)	92.1^c	39.72^c	3531^c
Alachlor	77.8^b	32.76^b	2912^b
Metolachlor	35.6^a	12.55^a	1115^a
value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	13.04	5.86	520.6
CV	24.7	24.5	24.5

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