Add to ORKGNot AvailableWeed infestations are the major constraints and its control is a major hurdle in conservation agriculture (CA) based systems since weed ecology and management are entirely different in CA systems. Weeds pose serious threat to the companion crop through its competition for nutrients, water, sunlight and space, which cause considerable reduction in yield. The sources of these huge economic losses and weed infestations in crops is primarily due to weed seed bank (WSB) which describes the reservoir of viable weed seeds or fruits found in soil or at its surface. To deplete the weed seed bank, weed seedset should be avoided by all means and needs to be addressed in a holistic way. Keeping in view the above facts, the present investi...