How to Grow

Preparation of Soil

Paddy can be grown in any type of soil, which can retain moisture.
Weeds can be avoided by preparation of the main field by ploughing, puddling and leveling land before transplantation

Sowing

To prepare seedling in the nursery bed with 200 sq m(5 cents) area for sowing 10 kgs seed/acre for variety and 6 kg/ac for hybrid, the seedbed can be prepared through ploughing and puddling Excess water can be drained out through preparation of 50 cm wide channels on all sides.
20 – 25 days seedlings with 2 seedlings per hill for varieties and 1 seedling/hill for hybrid may be planted with at least 33 hills/sq m in Kharif and 44 hills/sq m in Rabi.
For better sunlight and aeration to crop an alley of 20 cms for every 2 m of planting should be provided with a shallow depth of 2-3 cms.

Fertilizer application

Fertilizers 50:20:20 kg NPK per acre during kharif and 60:25:25 kg NPK/acre during Rabi is generally recommended, but can be modified based on soil tests.
1/3rd Nit rogen fertilizers should be applied in the final puddling , approximately 30 days after planting and at the primordial initiation (60-70) days after planting. While pudding the entire phosphatic fertilizers can be applied @ 20 kg/ac during kharif and 25kg/ac during rubi.
Potash @ 20kg/ac can be applied during pudding. In heavy soils Potash @ 20 kg/ac and in light soils & Potash @ 25 kg/ac ac can be appied. It can be applied in spilt doses along with Nitrogenous fertilizers.
Zinc can be applied during alternative kharif season @ 20kg Znso4/ac in the final pudding before planting. In saline areas, 100 kg Zinc Sulphate or 10 kg Chelated Zinc may be applied.

Irrigation

For growing paddy crop, it is not necessary to have a water flooded field, but there should be enough moisture in soil.
Critical stages for irrigation are Tillering, Panicle initiation, Heading and Flowering

Crop Management

Weed Control Weed growth can be prevented by applying 500 ml of Pretalachlor or 35 gms of Topstar/acre 2-3 days after planting or 4 kg of Butachlor + 4 kg of 2, 4 – DEE/ acre can be applied and mixed in 30 kg of sand 3-5 days after planting to prevent monocots and dicots if it is a problem.
For direct seeded rice pre-emergence application Pendimethalin 1 ltr. or Topstar 35 gms/acre may be applied 3 days after sowing at adequate soil moisture. Pest Management – Stemborer Choloropyriphos (1.5 ml) or Monocrotophos (1.6 ml) or Phosphamidon (2.0 ml) or Acephate (1.5g) or Cartap Hydrochloride (2g)/ltr of water should be sprayed or 8 kg Cartap Hydrochloride 46 granules or 10 kg Carbofuran 36 granules can be applied. Disease mgt – Blast Triciclyzole, Kasugamycin 2 ml or ISO prothiolane 1.5 ml mixed in one litre watercan be sprayed

Harvesting, Storage and Drying

To get best milling recovery the crop should be harvested 30 days after flowering and dried in shade.

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