The field study on efficacy of different weed management practices on nutrient removal revealed that in undisturbed environment of weedy check, the weeds depleted around 35,19 and 41 kg/ha nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium respectively. Owing to very effective weed control in butachlor treated plots (either with or without earthing up) had very less weed biomass and more dry matter of crop resulting in maximum uptake of N (89-92 kg/ha), P₂0₅ (16-25 kg/ha) and K₂0 (74-78 kg/ha). The crop in weed free plots also registered highest uptake of major nutrients and was on par with butachlor treated plots. Therefore, the yield (grain and straw) obtained by these two treatments were significantly higher among all the treatments. The uptake of nutrients by ragi was high and by weeds were low in application of isoproturon or 2,4-D treated plots giving 44-49 g/ha grain and 80-93 q/ha straw yield. There by these two chemicals becomes an alternate to butachlor.