PLANTING

 PLANTING

Rice can be directly sown on the plots by Dibbling or Broadcasting methods or transplanted after raising the seedlings on the nursery.

Growing rice using Dibbling and Broadcasting methods

• Rice can also be dry planted before the first rains
• Rice can be sown in the field by dibbling or broadcasting when planting rains come
• Plant 6 seeds per station at spacing of 23 cm x 23 cm when using the dibbling method
• Thin or supply to 4 seedlings per station at 15 to 20 days after seedlings emerge.

Growing of rice using transplanting method

Rice seedling can be transplanted either by conventional or SRI method.

Conventional method

• Transplant 15-to-25-day-old seedlings during the rain fed condition and 20-30days–old seedlings during the dry season
• Transplant 3 to 4 seedlings per station at a space of 23 cm between rows and 15 cm between planting stations.

System of Rice Intensification (SRI) (one-one method)

• The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a method of growing rice that increases rice production by addressing the constraints such as poor water management, low soil fertility, lack of proper weed control methods
• SRI improves productivity of land, water and labour
• It is most suitable in irrigated rice but can be used on rain fed lowland rice
• SRI improves rice production from 2 ton/ha to over 7 tons/ha.

SRI has 6 pillars of cultural practices these includes:

• Transplanting of young seedlings at 10 days after emergence
• Transplanting one seedling per hill/station
• Square transplanting at 23 cm by 23 cm
• Application of organic and inorganic manure (1.6 MT organic manure or 12 kg 23:10:5+6S+1.0Zn and 4.3 kg Urea per 0.1 ha)
• Use intermittent flooding and not continuous flooding
• Use of cono weeder for controlling weeds.