Control of Lantana in non-cropped area and in tea plantation

Certain herbicides were evaluated against Lantana in noncrop land and tea plantation by application in different months either on freshly cut stumps or on its 1 month old regrowth. Count of dead bushes of Lantana at 1 year after treatment showed that treatments on cut stumps were more effective than those applied on regrowth. 2,4-D Na:diesel in the proportion 1 :4 applied on freshly cut stumps provided the highest mortality of Lantana . Amongst foliar treatments on regrowth, glyphosate 0.4% alone or tank-mixed with paraquat 0.12% resulted in better control of Lantana . For the treatments on stumps, May to January excluding July were more suitable months, while the Lantana bushes cut during July to September and March were more vulnerable to the treatments on regrown foliage. Application of 2,4-D Na:diesel in the proportion 1:4 in November on cut stumps of Lantana growing within multistemmed bushes of China hybrid tea provided best economic control.

Keywords:

• Lantana
• Tea
• Herbicides
• Stump Treatment
• Month Of Treatment