J. Env. Bio-Sci., 2015: Vol.

29 (2):541-543
(541) ISSN 0973-6913 (Print), ISSN 0976-3384 (On Line)

BIO - EFFICACY OF TRAXOS 5% EC (PINOXADEN 2.53% + CLODINAFOP

PROPARGYL 2.53%) AGAINST WEED CONTROL IN WHEAT
Jyoti Pawar, Rohitashav Singh*, A.P. Singh, Rekha, Ram Pal, Mahavir Singh and Gajan Pal Singh
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology,
Pantnagar -263145 U.S.Nagar, Uttarakhand
[Corresponding author E-mail*: rohitash_1961 @ rediffmail.com]

Received: 22-08-2015 Accepted: 16-11-2015

An experiment was conducted during Rabi seasons 2011-12 and 2012-13 at Pantnagar to see the effect of Traxos against weed
flora in wheat. The field experiment was infested with Phalaris minor, Avena fatua , Chenopodium album, Rumex spinosus,
Coronopus didymus, M. alba and Polygonum plebejium during both the years. The result indicated Ready mix combination of
pinoxaden 2.53% + clodinafop- propargyl 2.53% (Traxos 5EC) was evaluated for the control of grassy weeds in wheat. It was very
effective in controlling Phalaris minor and Avena ludoviciana, but was ineffective for control of broad-leaf weeds. Maximum
weed control efficiency (86.3 & 75.9 %) was observed with application of Traxos at 60 g/ha closely followed by its lower dose
applied at 50 g/ha and clodinafop-propargyl at 60 g/ha. Traxos at 60 g/ha produced maximum higher grain yield (4633 & 4538 kg/
ha) as compared to rest of the herbicidal treatments. Uncontrolled weeds reduced the grain yield of wheat by (49 & 45 %) over
Traxos at 60 g/ha during 2011-12 & 2012-13.

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the important and
extensively grown crops of the world and second most
important crop after rice in India. It occupies an area of 29.6
mha with annual production of 87.5 mt and productivity of
2956 kg ha-1 1 . Wheat accounts for 34% of the total food grain
production in the country2. Among various inputs timely weed
management is crucial to check yield losses due to weeds.
Weeds cause substantial losses in yield and quality of wheat
crop. In wheat, weeds alone account for 10 to 82 per cent
yield losses depending upon weed species, severity and
duration of weed infestation and climatic conditions3. In different
wheat growing states, grassy weeds particularly Phalaris minor
alone may reduce wheat yield by 22-82% 4. Yield losses due
to Avena ludoviciana have also been found to the extent of 16
to 65% depending upon intensity of its infestation. During
last two decades or so, isoproturon has been used intensively
for controlling Phalaris minor and some broad leaved weeds,
however its spectrum is narrow particularly against wild oat
and some non grassy weeds5.Continuous and sub-optimum
use of isoproturon has also led to development of herbicidal
resistance particularly in Phalaris minor in some parts of
Punjab and Haryana6.Recently many new molecules have been
developed by different agro-chemical industries. However, their
efficacy needs to be tested. Traxos, a readymade mixture of
pinoxaden and clodinafop-propargyl has been developed to
provide speedy and effective control of Phalaris minor and
NAAS Rating (2016)-4.20
Avena ludoviciana when applied as post-emergence in wheat
crop. Thus, the present study was undertaken with the objective
to evaluate the bio-efficacy of Traxos 5 EC (Pinoxaden 2.53%
+ clodinafop- propargyl 2.53%) against grass weeds in wheat.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
A field experiment for evaluation of bio-efficacy of Traxos 5EC
(Pinoxaden 2.53% + clodinafop- propargyl 2.53%) at 40, 50
and 60 g/ha along with a standard clodinafop at 60 g/ha,
pinoxaden 50 g/ha, fenoxaprop 120 g/ha as commercial
standards as well as weed-free and untreated check (Table-1)
was conducted during the Rabi season 2011-12 and 2012-13
at N.E.B.Crop Research Centre, G.B.P.U.A. & T., Pantnagar.
The wheat variety "UP 2565" were sown with the seed rate of
100 kg ha-1 in the rows 20 cm apart. Fertilizer and irrigation
applications were done according to recommended package
of practice for wheat. Each weed control treatment was
replicated thrice in randomized block design (RBD). The soil
of the experimental field was clay loam in texture, medium in
organic carbon (0.67%), available phosphorus (29.6 kg/ha)
and potassium (176.4 kg/ha) with pH 7.2.The herbicidal
treatments were applied in Ist year at 38 and 2nd year at 35
days after sowing of the wheat crop. Treatments were applied
by using a Knapsack sprayer fitted with flat fan nozzle with
water volume of 500 litre/ha. Observations on weed density,
dry weight of weeds were taken at 60 days after sowing and

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yield attributing parameters were recorded at the time of
harvesting. A quadrate of 0.25 m 2 was placed randomly and
weed species within the quadrate were identified and their
number was counted species wise. The collected weeds were
first dried in the sun and then in an electric oven for at 70±2°C
till constant dry weight. Dry matter of weeds (species wise)
was recorded and expressed in g/m2. The data on weed density
and dry weight of total weeds were subjected to log
transformation before statistical analysis as suggested by
some workers7.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Effect on weeds: Wheat field was infested with both grassy
and broad leaved weeds. However,the flora was dominated
by grassy weeds Phalaris minor and Avena fatua and
Chenopodium album, Rumex spinosus, Coronopus didymus,
M. alba and Polygonum plebejium, among broad leaf weeds
during 2011-12 and 2012-12, respectively. However, negligible
density of Cannabis sativa, Fumaria parviflora, Vicia spp.
and Parthenium hysterophorus were also found. All treatments
were significantly superior to weedy check in reducing the
count of Phalaris minor and Avena fatua at 60 DAS during
both the years (Table-1). Among the herbicidal treatments,
post-emergence application of Traxos @ 60 g/ha resulted in
excellent control of Phalaris minor and Avena fatua this
treatment was found at par with Traxos at 50 g/ ha, pinoxaden
at 50 g/ha and clodinafop-propargyl at 60 g /ha. However,
application of Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl 10 EC & Traxos @ 40 g/ha
provided poor control of P.minor and Avena fatua as compared
compared to clodinafop 60 g/ha, and pinoxaden 50 g/ha. The
effective Phalaris minor control with clodinafop and pinoxaden
has also been reported earlier8-9. Application of Traxos 5 EC
at all tested doses were found statistically on par with each
other and weedy check plots against broad leaf weeds viz.
Chenopodium album, Rumex spinosus, Coronopus didymus,
M. alba and Polygonum plebejium. Traxos 5 EC at all tested
doses found to be ineffective against broad leaf weeds.
Dry weight and Weed Control efficiency (WCE %):
Significant effect of different treatments on dry weed weight of
grassy as well as broad -leaved weeds was observed (Table- 2).
All the weed control treatments were significantly superior to
weedy check in curtailing the dry weight during both years.
Among the treatments significantly less dry weight of grassy
weeds was observed in Traxos 5 EC @ 60 g/ha at 60 DAS
which was at par with its lower dose at 50 g/ha and weed free
treatment. Maximum weed control efficiency (86.3 &75.9%),
was also recorded with Traxos 5 EC @ 60 g/ha at 60 DAS
followed by its lower dose applied at 50 g/ha.

Table-1. Effect of Traxos 5 EC on density of weeds at 60 days after sowing during 2011-13 and 2012-13.

Figures in parenthesis indicate original values which were transformed to log (x+1)

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Table-2. Effect of Traxos 5 EC on weed dry weight and yield of wheat during 2011-13 and 2012-13.
Treatment Dose Weed dry weight ( g m-2) Yield
(kg/ha)
g Product
a.i. (g or Grassy BLWs Total WCE % WCE %
/ha ml/ha) 2011-12 2011-12 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13
Traxos 5 EC
(Pinoxaden
2.53%+
40 800 2.4(9.8) 2.5(11.3) 3.4(30.4) 3.7(40.5) 3.7(40.2) 3.9(51.8) 69.4 64.9 4120 4110
Clodinafop
propargyl 2.53%
EC)
Traxos 5 EC
(Pinoxaden
2.53%+
50 1000 0.4(0.7) 0.9(1.7) 3.0(18.7) 3.5(34.7) 3.0(19.4) 3.5(36.4) 85.2 75.3 4566 4480
Clodinafop
propargyl 2.53%
EC)
Traxos 5 EC
(Pinoxaden
2.53%+
60 1200 0.3(0.5) 0.0(0.0) 2.9(17.5) 3.5(35.6) 2.9(18.0) 3.5(35.6) 86.3 75.9 4633 4538
Clodinafop
propargyl 2.53%
EC)
Pinoxaden 5.1
50 1000 0.8(1.4) 1.5(3.6) 3.0(19.4) 3.7(41.2) 3.0(20.9) 3.8(44.8) 84.0 69.7 4500 4350
EC
Clodinafop
propayrgyl 10 60 400 0.9(1.5) 1.9(6.2) 2.9(17.4) 3.5(34.7) 3.0(19.0) 3.7(40.8) 85.5 72.3 4525 4400
EC
Fexoxaprop-p-
120 1200 2.3(9.4) 2.4(10.1 ) 3.0(20.7) 3.7(39.9) 3.4(30.1) 3.9(50.0) 77.0 66.1 4250 4225
ethyl 10 EC

Weed free - - 0.0(0.0) 0.0(0.0) 0.0(0.0) 0.0(0.0) 0.0(0.0) 0.0(0.0) 100.00 100.00 5209 5160

Untreated 4.7(104. 4.9(131.2 5.0(147.8

- - 4.7(109.2) 3.3(26.7) 3.6(38.7) 00.0 00.0 2340 2467
control 5) ) )

Sem± 0.14 0.36 0.96 0.21 0.91 0.19 - 221.7 99.2

CD (P = 0.5) 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.64 0.27 0.5 - 672.4 303.7

Figures in parenthesis indicate original values which were transformed to log (x+1)

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