Summary Over the past few years, both producers and consumers have become increasingly interested in organic farming because conventional agriculture relies so heavily on use of synthetic pesticides, thus causing environmental pollution. Weeds, as inevitable "companions" cultivated plants, represent a major, everlasting issue plant production. As production is legally regulated, control undesir...

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the integrated effect of weed control practices on the weed control efficiency, growth and yield of autumn planted maize (Zea mays L.) under agroecological conditions of Faisalabad. Treatments comprised manual hoeing and earthing up alone and in combination with metolachlor + atrazine @1110+740 g a.i.ha; manual hoeing + earthing up, metolachlor + atr...