Rice Based Cropping Systems
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Case wormBiotic stressRice caseworms cut off leaf tips to make leaf cases. Their feeding damage can cut leaves at right angles as with a pair of scissors.caseworm in rice, how to identify caseworm damages, management practices for caseworm, chemicals for caseworm English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Financial planning for riceCrop planningFor a farmer to make informed decisions he must understand the basics of financial management and be able to analyze his business financially so he/she can plan future activities and compare enterprises.financial planning for rice cultivation, important concepts in financial planning, how to calculate income English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Rice calendarCrop planningA rice calendar is a picture of the rice growing season from the fallow period and land preparation, to crop establishment and maintenance through to harvest and storage.calendar for rice, cropping calendar, how to create a rice calendar English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Wet direct seedingCrop establishmentIn wet direct seeding, seed is normally pregerminated prior to broadcasting onto recently drained, well-puddled seedbeds or into prestanding water in the fields. Wet direct seeding more commonly used in irrigated areas.wet direct seeding of rice, pregerminated seed, how to do wet direct seeding, limitations of wet direct seeding English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Using a drum seeder to sow pre-germinated seedCrop establishmentDrumseeding is an effective direct seeding method that helps maintain uniform plant population and row spacing at a time.using a drum seeder, pregerminated seed sowing, direct seeding using drum seeder, steps for using a drum seeder English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Replanted areasCrop establishmentA reduced area wet­bed nursery is similar to traditional nurseries except that it uses just 1% of land compared to traditional nurseries that require about 5-­10% of the land to be planted. Seed is sown at a higher density.replanted rice field areas, crop establishment problems, how to identify replanted areas, management practices for replanted areas English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Reduced area wetbed nurseryCrop establishmentA reduced area wet­bed nursery is similar to traditional nurseries except that it uses just 1% of land compared to traditional nurseries that require about 5-­10% of the land to be planted. Seed is sown at a higher density.reduced area wet bed nursery, how to establish a wetbed nursery, advantages of wetbed nursery, limitations of wet bed nursery English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Poor transplantingCrop establishmentPoorly transplanted field have inadequate or uneven plant stand (e.g., plants are too far apart or missing). This should not be confused with factors affecting crop stand (e.g., low seed rate, or poor seed distribution), pest damage during establishment (e.g., rats, birds, snails or possibly crabs).poor transplanting of rice, how to identify poorly transplanted field, good plant establishment English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Manual transplanting of riceCrop establishmentTransplanting is the most common method of crop establishment for rice. Rice seedlings grown in a nursery are pulled and transplanted into puddled and leveled fields 15 to 40 days after seeding (DAS).manual transplanting of rice, how to do manual tranplanting, uniform plant stand, limitations of manual transplanting English ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Machine transplanting of riceCrop establishmentMachine transplanting requires considerably less time and labor than manual transplanting (1-2 ha/person/day versus 0.07 ha/person/day).machine transplanting of rice, how to transplant rice by machine, advantages of machine transplanting, limitations of machine transplanting English ଓଡ଼ିଆ