RICE IN ANDHRA PRADESH - Rice Knowledge Management Portal

RICE IN ANDHRA PRADESH
Four to five leaf stage , uproot the nursery , trim the tips of seedlings and transplant, by leaving 20 cm
alley ways for every 2 meters in the following way.
Duration of the variety Spacing Number of hills per square meter
Long duration (150 days and more) 20 x 15 cm 33
Medium duration ( 135 days ) 15 x 15 cm 44
Short duration (125 days ) 15 x 10 cm 66
Control the weeds by hand weeding twice . Apply weedicide ( Butaclore 1.0l or Anilophos 500ml or
Pritilaclore 500ml etc., ) with in weak days in standing water. Drain out the field 24hrs before and top dress
with urea at tillering , panicle initiation stage. Add potash also at panicle initiation stage. In soils of excessive
percolation use neem coated urea or tar coated urea. Maintain 2-5 cm water throughout the growing season.
Control rat menace with poison bait viz., Aluminium phosphate or Bromodiolen on community basis.
Prevent pre-harvest sprouting in cyclones. Immerse panicles in 2% common salt solution (20g in one liter of
water ).
MANAGEMENT OF OVERAGED SEEDLINGS :
Age of seedlings and varieties-
1. Long duration up to 60 days Samba mahsuri, Swarna
2. Medium duration up to 50 days Surekha, Warangal samba, Polasa prabha
3. Short duration up to 40 days Ramappa, Jagityalasannalu, Nellore sannalu
For more Information contact: Visit Rice Knowledge Management Portal http://www.rkmp.co.in
Rice Knowledge Management Portal (RKMP)
Directorate of Rice Research,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030. Email: naiprkmp@gmail.com, pdrice@drricar.org, shaiknmeera@gmail.com
Ph: 91-40-24591218, 295 Fax: 91-40-24591217
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