Alternate Crop Establishment Methods for Water-Saving and High Rice Productivity in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh
A.Upendra Rao
1*, K.V.Ramana Murthy2, K. Madhu Kumar3, V Visalakashmi4, N Hari Satyanarayana5 and S. Govinda Rao6
1Agricultural Research Station, Ragolu, Andhra Pradesh,India.
2RARS, Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh,India.
Corresponding Author E-mail : draurao@gmail.Com
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.8.3.07
Article Publishing History
Received: 22 Oct 2020
Accepted: 10 Dec 2020
Published Online: 12 Dec 2020
Review Details
Reviewed by: Prof. Mathukia R K
India
Second Review by: Dr. Rania Mortada Khater
Egypt
Final Approval by:
Dr. Anshuman Singh
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Abstract:
A field study was carried for two consecutive kharif and rabi seasons of 2013-14 and 2014-15 on farmer’s fields across 15 locations each year during kharif and 9 locations each year - during rabi in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. We tested five crop establishment methods viz., dry direct sowing using fertilizer-cum seed drill under irrigated conditions, drum seeding, systems of rice intensification (SRI), mechanized transplanting using rice 8 row yanmar transplanter, and manual transplanting. Study findings revealed that transplanting with rice planter emerged as high yielding method of establishment where the grain yield was higher by 9.21% over manual transplanting. Dry direct sowing was found to be highly profitable method of rice establishment by recording higher net returns Rs. 12596/ha compared to manual planting. Dry direct sowing and SRI proved as water productive rice establishment methods which took lesser water by 22.45% and 18.78% compared to manual transplanting during kharif. Whereas during rabi, drum seeding proved as profitable and water saving method of crop establishment in rice.
Keywords:
Economics; Establishment Methods; Rice; Water Productivity; Yield
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| Copy the following to cite this article: Rao A. U, Murthy K. V. R, Kumar K. M, Visalakashmi V, Satyanarayana N. H, Rao S. G. Alternate Crop Establishment Methods for Water-Saving and High Rice Productivity in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Curr Agri Res 2020; 8(3).. doi : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.8.3.07 |
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