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Manual Control of Thorny Mimosa (Mimosa invisa) in Cassava (Manihot esculenta)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Bamidele S. Alabi ,
Albert O. Ayeni ,
Akinola A. Agboola  and
Bradley A. Majek
Bamidele S. Alabi
Affiliation:
Federal College of Agriculture, IAR & T, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria
Albert O. Ayeni*
Affiliation:
59 Dudley Road, 268 Foran Hall, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Akinola A. Agboola
Affiliation:
University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Bradley A. Majek
Affiliation:
Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Rutgers University, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: ayeni@cook.rutgers.edu
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Abstract

The optimum weeding regime for thorny mimosa control in cassava established at 10,000 plants/ha was studied at Ibadan, Nigeria (7°22½′N, 3°50½′ E), a humid tropical environment. The study compared six weeding regimes, each comprising manual removal of thorny mimosa three times at different intervals within 13 wk after planting (WAP). Cassava vegetative growth recovered from thorny mimosa interference when the first weeding occurred within 5 WAP, but interference for more than 5 WAP reduced storage root yield. Allowing thorny mimosa infestation after 11 WAP had no effect on cassava growth or root yield. Manual removal of thorny mimosa at 4, 7, and 11 WAP consistently gave the highest cassava root yield.

Keywords

Thorny mimosa (or giant sensitive plant), Mimosa invisa Mart.cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz ‘TMS 30572’Canopy closurecassava vegetative growthstorage root yieldweed interferenceIAR & T, Institute of Agricultural Research and TrainingMAP, months after plantingWAP, weeks after planting
Type
Research
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , March 2004 , pp. 77 - 82
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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