A field experiment conducted at Instructional farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur during rabi 2016-17 and 2017-18 to study the effect of weed management practices on weed control and seed yield of fenugreek. The experiment consists of thirteen weed management treatments comprising imazethapyr (70 g ha -1 , 70 g ha -1 fb hoeing at 40 DAS), imazethapye 50 g ha -1 at 2-4 leaf stage of weeds, imazethapyr + imazamox 50 and 60 g ha -1 at 2-4 leaf stage of weeds, pendimethalin 750 g ha -1 PE, oxyfluorfen (120, 150 g ha -1 and 120 g ha -1 fb hoeing at harvest, oxadiargyl (100 g ha -1 and 100 g ha -1 fb hoeing at 40 DAS) including weed free and weedy check in main plot treatments and levels of vermicompost, viz. control and 5 t ha -1 in sub plot treatments. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. The soil of experimental field was clay loam in texture, slightly alkaline in reaction, medium in organic carbon, available nitrogen, available phosphorus and high in available potassium. Fenugreek variety RMT-305 was sown at 30 cm distance with 25 kg ha -1 seed rate and fertilize with recommended dose of fertilizers. Pre-emergence application of oxadiargyl 100 g ha -1 followed by hoeing at 40 DAS recorded significantly lower weed density (15.00 m -2 ) and weed dry matter (54.20 g m -2 ), higher weed control efficiency (86.29% ), crop resistance index (10.20), weed persistence index (1.79%) and lowest weed index (3.03% ). Also the same treatment recorded higher growth, yield attributes and seed yield (2820 kg ha -1 ) of fenugreek however this treatment was remained at par with weed free check.

A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2010-2015 for five years at Oilseeds Research Station, Jalgaon, to find out the suitable planting pattern and land configuration in groundnut + sesame intercropping system. The experiment was conducted on clay textured soil low in available nitrogen (196 kg ha -1 ), medium in phosphorus (17.6 kg ha -1 ) and high in potash (604 kg ha -1 ) with slightly alkaline in reaction having pH 8.20. The experiment conducted in randomized block design having fourteen treatment combinations replicated thrice. The treatment consists of sole groundnut and sesame at recommended spacing, sole crops with skip row in 2:1, 3:1 and 4:1 row proportions, intercropping of groundnut + sesame in 2:1, 3:1 and 4:1 row proportions and intercropping of groundnut + sesame in 2:1, 3:1 and 4:1 row proportions with skip row after each intercrop combination. The openings of furrow in every skip row were done after 30 days after sowing. Among different intercropping of groundnut + sesame in 4:1 row proportions gave significantly higher groundnut equivalent yield (1986 kg ha -1 ), land equivalent ratio (1.30), net returns (Rs.54768 ha -1 ) and B: C ratio 2.54 followed by groundnut + sesame in 3:1 row proportion recorded groundnut equivalent yield (1950 kg ha -1 ), land equivalent ratio (1.28), net returns (Rs.53560 ha -1 ) and B: C ratio 2.52. Also the moisture conservation technique of furrow opening shows significant results in intercropping combinations as well as in sole cropping of groundnut and Sesame.