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Comparative analysis of different practices of nutrient management in rainfed <strong>rice</strong><br />

Slow-release<br />

N fertiliser<br />

Industrial<br />

waste<br />

Biofertilisers<br />

Legumes in<br />

rotation<br />

Other organic<br />

materials<br />

Crop residues<br />

Green manure<br />

Farmyard<br />

manure<br />

Fertilisers<br />

Particulars<br />

Very limited<br />

Available at<br />

limited<br />

locations<br />

Limited<br />

manufacture of<br />

biofertilisers<br />

and very poor<br />

quality<br />

Restricted<br />

cultivation due<br />

to poor<br />

productivity and<br />

risk in cultivation<br />

Available at<br />

specific locations<br />

Very limited<br />

Difficulty in<br />

raising GM crop<br />

Very limited<br />

Easy<br />

Availability<br />

Very rich in<br />

nutrient<br />

Low nutrient<br />

content<br />

Fixes low<br />

quantity of N<br />

only<br />

Very rich<br />

Low nutrient content and slow release<br />

Nutrient<br />

content<br />

Limited<br />

Large scale<br />

Large scale<br />

Limited<br />

Wide<br />

Wide<br />

Restricted<br />

Very wide<br />

Very wide<br />

Adaptability to<br />

lowland<br />

Easy<br />

Difficult<br />

Easy<br />

– – Difficult<br />

–<br />

Difficult<br />

Easy<br />

Transportation<br />

Very difficult<br />

Easy<br />

Requires better<br />

technical<br />

know-how<br />

N. A.<br />

Soil<br />

incorporation<br />

difficult<br />

Soil<br />

incorporation<br />

difficult<br />

Difficult<br />

Easy<br />

N easy; P<br />

and K placement<br />

difficult<br />

Field<br />

application<br />

Very costly<br />

Cheap<br />

Cheap<br />

Cheap<br />

No cost<br />

No cost<br />

Very costly<br />

Very costly<br />

Costly<br />

Cost<br />

Very good<br />

Good<br />

Very good<br />

Good<br />

Good<br />

Fair<br />

Very good<br />

Very good<br />

Good<br />

Effect on yield<br />

Favourable effect<br />

Favourable;<br />

K improves luster<br />

and disease<br />

resistance<br />

Effect on<br />

grain quality

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