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RAINFED RICE A SOURCEBOOK OF BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES IN EASTERN INDIA
During February-March, crop mixtures of ahu/aus and bao/aman are
broadcast in the dry field so that ahu/aus can be harvested before
flooding in DWS.
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Preparation of neem extract-coated
urea
Add 10 ml of neem extract (available
locally) to 1 kg of urea. Mix the extract and
urea by hand until urea becomes pink.
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Sow the seed when the soil
has adequate moisture. The
soil is ready for sowing when a
piece of clod can be broken by
pressing between fingers.
Remove weeds by hand or bindha or ladder ( patta ) when the seedlings are
30-35 days old.
TRANSPLANTED RICE
MIXED CROPPING OF AHU/AUS AND
BAO/AMAN CROP
Mixed seeds specific to these seasons
are sown during February-March so
that the short duration ahu/aus rice
can be harvested before flood occurs
and the bao/aman continues
thereafter.
Methods of crop establishment
and management (DWS)
DIRECT-SEEDED RICE
Prepare the fields well before the
onset of monsoon by repeated,
cross ploughing.
Prepare neem extract-coated urea
(NECU) using a locally available
neem extract.
Apply 50% of nitrogen as NECU
and mix in the soil at final
ploughing or apply a full dose of
nitrogen as NECU at sowing.
Drill the seeds in rows 25 cm
apart. Alternatively, broadcast
seeds at 90-100 kg/ha depending
upon the situation.
Apply 50% of nitrogen as NECU
at tillering stage if water regime is
favourable.
Prepare the seedbed and raise seedlings about 45 days before the
scheduled transplanting.
Apply all the recommended NPK as basal dose at the time of final
puddling and mix with the soil.