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RAINFED RICE A SOURCEBOOK OF BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES IN EASTERN INDIA<br />

In Assam, delayed transplanting of 45-60-day-old seedlings of traditional<br />

photoperiod-sensitive varieties, such as Manoharsali and Andrewsali, can be<br />

done after the monsoon (September) at closer spacing (20 cm x 20 cm).<br />

Recommended levels of fertiliser are applied as basal.<br />

Recommended crop rotations in eastern India<br />

Ecosystems Rotations Location<br />

Upland <strong>Rice</strong>-chickpea, <strong>rice</strong>-barley<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-chickpea<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-fallow<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-mungbean/black gram<br />

Niger+sesame<br />

Shallow lowland<br />

(0-30 cm)<br />

Semi-deep lowland<br />

(30-50 cm)<br />

Deepwater<br />

(50-100 cm)<br />

Very deepwater<br />

(>100 cm)<br />

Flash-flood<br />

flat area<br />

Flash-flooded<br />

undulated area<br />

Prepared by:<br />

O.P. Singh, G. Singh and V. P. Singh<br />

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<strong>Rice</strong>-wheat, <strong>rice</strong>-lentil<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-chickpea, <strong>rice</strong>-mungbean,<br />

<strong>rice</strong>-mustard, <strong>rice</strong>-groundnut<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-chickpea<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-khesari, <strong>rice</strong>-mustard, <strong>rice</strong>-linseed<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-rapeseed<br />

Jute-<strong>rice</strong><br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-wheat (prepared soil),<br />

<strong>rice</strong>-lentil (moist soil)<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-<strong>rice</strong>, Boro (summer) <strong>rice</strong>-fallow<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-linseed (relay), <strong>rice</strong>-lentil (relay)<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-fallow<br />

<strong>Rice</strong> + maize<br />

Boro <strong>rice</strong>-fallow, ahu + bahu<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-wheat, <strong>rice</strong>-lentil<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-groundnut<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-toria/potato<br />

Sugarcane-ratoon, banana-banana,<br />

paragrass<br />

<strong>Rice</strong>-fallow-mustard/toria<br />

<strong>rice</strong>-fallow-vegetable<br />

Eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar<br />

Orissa<br />

Eastern Madhya Pradesh<br />

Assam<br />

Western Bihar<br />

Eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar<br />

Orissa and west Bengal<br />

Western Bihar<br />

Eastern Madhya Pradesh<br />

Assam<br />

Assam, Orissa<br />

Eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar<br />

Assam<br />

Eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar<br />

Assam<br />

Eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar<br />

Assam<br />

Eastrern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar<br />

Orissa<br />

Assam<br />

Eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar<br />

Assam

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