iarjacstIARJACSTIARJACST2789-5963https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjacst.2021.v01i01.002Performance of Different Weed Management Practices on Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Glaucum (L.) R. Br.) Productivity in Semi-Arid Tracts of RajasthanP.S.ShekhawatSomduttD.S.ShekhawatC.TaraSatyavathiPearlmillet is a most important staple food crop of arid and semi-arid regions of Asia and Africa. In arid and semi-arid regions, the biotic and abiotic factors are major factors in low productivity of pearl millet. Weeds are the major competitors of crops and reduce the yield and quality of crops by depleting the available plant nutrients and soil moisture in hot arid regions. Because of the wider row spacing and slow initial growth rate of crops, the weeds grow faster and are problematic in the initial stage of crop growth. To reduce the losses due to weeds in pearl millet an experiment was conducted at Agricultural research station, Bikaner, Rajasthan in three consecutive years viz., 2018, 2019 and 2020 to study the performance of herbicides and their doses on weed control and productivity of pearl millet. The experiment consisted of eight weed management treatments having two herbicides viz., Atrazine and Tembotrione with or without hand weeding by using Randomized Block Design (RBD) replicated three times. The results of three years pooled basis analysis revealed that the application of T₈ (Tembotrione 42% SC @ 120 g. a.i. ha-1 at 3-4 leaf stage of weeds) produced maximum plant height (151.3 cm), total tillers plant-1 (5.1), effective tillers plant-1 (3.2), ear head length (21.8 cm), dry fodder yield (3944.4 kg ha-1), grain yield (2073.3 kg ha-1), net return (₹ 49184 ha-1) along with minimum weed dry matter production. However, the treatment application of T₈ (Tembotrione 42% SC @ 120 g. a.i. ha-1 at 3-4 leaf stage of weeds) was statistically the same as weed free condition. The detailed methodology, results with data tables and figures are presented in the result section based on the average of three consecutive years of experimentations.