Suitability of elite genotypes for wet-direct seeding in rice-rice system in Vertisol

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Soumya Saha ◽  
Mangal Deep Tuti ◽  
R Mahender Kumar ◽  
Bandeppa ◽  
T Vidhan Singh

This study was conducted to evaluate few elite rice genotypes in wet-direct seeded system vis-à-vis conventional transplanting in clayey vertisol of Telangana during two consecutive seasons (rabi and kharif) of 2015-16. The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with two methods of crop establishment in main plots viz. conventional transplanting (CT) and direct seeded rice (DSR) in puddled condition with nine rice varieties of different growth duration in sub-plots and replicated thrice. Growth and yield attributing characters were not differed in both the establishment techniques. Grain yields during the rabi season was higher by about 1.5 % under DSR, whereas, during kharif it was about 1 % higher in transplanted rice. Total duration of cultivars was decreased in DSR to the tune of 14 days during two seasons. There was no significant difference in mean grain yield across rice cultivars in two consecutive growing seasons between direct seeding and conventional transplanting. During rabi season DRR Dhan 44, Rasi, DRRH-2, HRI-174, RNR 15048, RP Bio-226 performed well; whereas Rasi, DRR Dhan 44, DRRH-2 and Varadhan found suitable in kharif.

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
Md Moshiur Rahman ◽  
Md Mehedi Masood ◽  
Md Abdur Rahman Sarkar

Dry direct seeding is an alternative rice production method that reduces 50-60% irrigation water required compared to the conventional method. The present study was undertaken with a view to optimize irrigation requirement for dry direct seeded rice. The experiment involved seven water management levels and two rice varieties in a split-plot design allocating water management levels in main plot and rice variety in sub-plot. The treatments were replicated thrice. The water management levels are (i) puddled transplanted rice with full irrigation (PTR-CI), (ii) puddled transplanted rice with alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation (PTR-AWD), (iii) dry direct seeded rice with no standing water at all, (iv) dry direct seeding with AWD irrigation (DDSR-AWD), (v) dry direct seeded rice with 3-5 cm standing water from panicle initiation to heading, (vi) dry direct seeded rice with 3-5 cm standing water from panicle initiation to grain filling, (vii) dry direct seeded rice with 3-5 cm standing water from heading to grain filling. Two rice varieties included in the experiments are BRRI dhan28 and BRRI dhan29. The frequency and amount of irrigation for different plots were recorded. Data on different crop characters, yield and related attributes were collected and were subjected to statistical analysis using a computer package program MSTAT-C. The results reveal that rice gave the highest grain yield in dry direct seeding system where the standing water was maintained from panicle initiation stage to flowering (T5) or grain filling stage (T6) at reproductive phase. The T5 treatment required 7-9 irrigations whereas T6 required 9-12 irrigations. The treatment T5 required 50% less irrigation water than PTR-CI method. Thus, it may be concluded that dry direct seeded rice should be practiced for rice and standing water should be maintained from panicle initiation to heading for obtaining higher grain yield with least irrigation input. Asian Australas. J. Biosci. Biotechnol. 2020, 5 (1), 6-14


Crop Science ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1276-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. Schnier ◽  
M. Dingkuhn ◽  
S. K. De Datta ◽  
K. Mengel ◽  
J. E. Faronilo

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
QIAN JIN CAO ◽  
BO LI ◽  
ZHI PING SONG ◽  
XING XING CAI ◽  
BAO-RONG LU

Author(s):  
Rajeev Singh ◽  
Ravi Ranjan Kumar ◽  
Nityanand . ◽  
R. K. Sohane ◽  
Anjani Kumar Singh ◽  
...  

A field experiment was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Aurangabad and in farmers’ field during rainy seasons of 2013, 2014 and 2015, to Performance of drought tolerant rice varieties under various methods of stand establishment in rainfed drought-prone condition of Bihar. Experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with 3 methods of establishment i.e. broad coasting, direct seeded rice (DSR), and transplanted rice (TPR), and two varieties viz. Sahbhagiedhan, SushkeSamrat in a total of 5 replications including four at KVK, Aurangabad and one at farmers’ field during three years. Direct seeding of rice (DSR) with ZTD machine produced significantly higher plant height, number of tillers/m2, panicles/m2, grains/panicle, filled grains/panicle. However panicle length and Panicle weight were recorded maximum with   to transplanting method over Direct seeded rice with ZTD machine and broad coasting. 1000grain weight was recorded significantly maximum with Direct seeded rice with ZTD machine and transplantinh over broad coasting. Direct seed produced 7.60% and 30.95% more yield in 2014, 7.88% and 32.10% more yield in 2014 and 12.00% and 30.23% more yield in 2016 over transplanted and broad coasting rice, respectively. Net return and benefit-cost ratio were also significantly higher in direct seeded rice with ZTD machine than transplanted rice and broad coasting of rice. Amongst the varieties of rice, Sushk Samrat produced significantly higher yield attributes viz., tillers/m2, panicles/m2, grains/panicle, filled grains/panicle and 1000-grain weight, and subsequently produced grain yield higher by 13.42 in 2014, 10.10% in 2015 and by 7.03% in 2016 over Sahbhagie dhan. Net return and benefit-cost ratio were also recorded significantly higher with Sushk Samrat than Sahbhagiedhan.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Riza Afrinda ◽  
Budiastuti Kurniasih

Marginal land along the coast should be utilized to increase the national rice production. In addition, the use of saline resistant varieties, it is necessary to determine the best seedling age for saline soil. This study aimed to evaluate the growth and yield responses of two rice varieties transplanted at different seedling age on saline soil. The experiment was arranged in a factorial Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD) with three replications, conducted at saline coastal area of Baros, Yogyakarta, starting from January to June 2017. The first factor was rice varieties, consisting of Dendang and IR-64. Meanwhile, the second factor was the seedling age, consisting of 2 and 4 weeks after sowing (WAS) seedlings. The results showed that the growth and yield of two rice varieties (Dendang and IR-64) showed significant difference, and Dendang showed a better performance than IR-64. The higher yield of Dendang compared to IR-64 was supported by higher plant growth (shoot dry weight) and yield components (number of seeds per panicle, seed weight per plot, and productivity). The 2 and 4 WAS seedlings did not give significantly different effects on nearly all growth variables. However, 2 WAS Dendang rice seedlings had higher shoot dry weight. Meanwhile, IR-64 had higher leaf greenness in 4 WAS seedlings compared to that in 2 WAS seedlings.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajan Bhatt ◽  
S. S. Kukal

Present investigations were carried out in rice-wheat cropping sequence as a whole including the intervening period under divergent establishment methods from 2012-14 at experimental farm of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab. Treatments included tillage in wheat viz. zero (ZTW) and conventionally tilled wheat (CTW) - main followed by establishment methods viz. direct seeded rice (DSR) and mechanically transplanted rice (MTR) - sub while tillage in rice viz. puddle (PTR), conventionally tilled (CTR) and zero tilled rice (ZTR) - sub-sub plot. Mini-lysimeters were used for delineating the evaporation trends which found to be fast, low cost, reliable and accurate. During rabi seasons, CTW plots evaporated 15.8 and 3.0% faster respectively, as compared to the ZTW plots. CTW plots during 2012-13 evaporated 7% higher than during 2013-14 while ZTW plots evaporated with almost same pace during both the years. After rabi season during intervening period, ZTW plots evaporated 6.8 and 13.6% faster than the CTW plots during 2012-13 and 2013-14, respectively. During rice seasons, among pure tillage system, zero tilled plots viz. ZTWDSRZT evaporated 21.7 and 22.2% faster than CTWDSRCT plots during rice 2013 and 2014, while coming over to the mixed tillage systems, CTWDSRZT evaporated 36.7 and 18.4% faster than the ZTWDSRCT plots. The results from this and other studies suggest that mulching suppress the evaporation losses which further improves the water use efficiency and finally land productivity of the rice-wheat sequence in the region.


HortScience ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1410-1414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S. Egel ◽  
Ray Martyn ◽  
Chris Gunter

A 2-year field study was conducted to determine the influence of planting method, i.e., transplanting or direct seeding, black plastic mulch, and soil fumigation on the vine growth, yield, and root structure of diploid hybrid watermelon. The experiment was a split-plot design with fumigation as the main plot and there were four replications. Methyl bromide (337 L·ha−1) was applied to the soil, which was then tarped. Black plastic mulch, 0.61 m wide × 2 mil (Visqueen 4020™) was applied to appropriate rows. Vine growth was measured during the season and yield was determined by the number and weight of fruit from each treatment. After fruit harvest, plant roots were excavated so that root structure was maintained with minimal damage and roots were photographed. Root systems were scored for tap root dominance and overall root distribution. Direct-seeded watermelon had more vine growth and higher yields in both years than transplanted watermelon. The advantage of direct seeding was likely the result of the growth and root expansion that occurred for these plants while the transplants were still in the greenhouse. Direct-seeded plants also displayed greater tap root dominance in each year than transplanted watermelon. Roots of both direct-seeded plants and transplants had a greater range in size distribution in both years under plastic mulch than those grown on bare ground. In late-planted watermelon, direct-seeded plants had more favorable vine growth and yield without the aberrant roots systems produced by transplants.


1993 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel I. Leskovar ◽  
Daniel J. Cantliffe

Transplants produced with overhead or subirrigation and plants from direct seeding using primed or nontreated `Jupiter' bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seeds were evaluated for growth and yield in the field for 3 years. Early in development, overhead-irrigated (01) transplants had more basal root elongation than subirrigated (SI) transplants; however, root growth differences caused by irrigation systems in the greenhouse were minimized during late ontogeny in the field. Basal, lateral, and taproot dry weights accounted for 81%, 15%, and 4% of the total for transplants and 25%, 57%, and 18% of the total for direct-seeded plants. Direct-seeded plants maintained a more-balanced root, stem, leaf, and fruit dry matter partitioning than transplants, which allocated more dry weight (per unit of root growth) to stems, leaves, and fruits. Over all seasons, transplants exhibited significantly higher and earlier yields than direct-seeded pepper plants, and total yields were similar between SI and OI transplants and between primed and nontreated seeds.


2017 ◽  
Vol 104 (1-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renuka P ◽  
◽  
Chinnusamy C ◽  

Field experiment was conducted during Rabi season, 2013-14 to the study the effect of crop establishment techniques and crop geometries on yield and economics of rice-vegetable cowpea cropping system. Experiment was laid out in strip plot design and treatments were replicated thrice. The sixteen treatment combination consisted of four establishment techniques viz., puddled transplanting (E1 ), puddled direct seeding (E2 ), unpuddled transplanting (E3 ), unpuddled direct seeding (E4 ) and four crop geometries such as 30 x 20 cm (S1 ), 20 x 10 cm (S1 ), 25 x 25 cm (S3 ) and 30 x 30 cm (S4 ). Among the different treatment combinations, square planting of 25 x 25 cm adopted in puddled condition gave higher grain yield of 6963 kg ha-1 and straw yield of 9299 kg ha-1. In case of succeeding vegetable cowpea, higher yield of 8780 kg ha-1 and halum yield (13926 kg ha-1) was obtained in the combination of 30 x 30 cm under unpuddled direct seeded method. Similarly, higher gross return, net return, B:C ratio and lower production cost recorded under same combination. Puddling practice was conducive for rice, unpuddled soil was found to be optimum for succeeding deep rooted crops like vegetable cowpea.


2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema ◽  
Muhammad Hafiz Nauman ◽  
Abdul Ghafoor ◽  
Aitazaz Ahsan Farooque ◽  
Zeeshan Haydar ◽  
...  

Abstract.In Pakistan, rice is an important cash crop and is cultivated over 2.75 mha, generally as traditionally transplanted rice (TTPR). High labor costs and water requirements, time intensiveness, low plant populations, and increased methane emissions are problems associated with TTPR. Alternatively, direct seeded rice (DSR) is now being adopted by rice growers for saving of labor cost (1-2 compared to 50-60 person-days/ha for TTPR), for time and water saving (10% to 30%), and most importantly for achieving the optimal plant population. Technical issues in machine design, and direct seeding, lack of farmers’ awareness about the technology, and social issues are the major hurdles in wide scale adoption of this effective intervention. To identify and address these issues, a testing and calibration activity was conducted during 2017 in the eight major basmati rice producing districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Twenty-one DSR drills (model 2017) being used in the field were tested to determine efficiency and farmers’ perceptions of the technology were noted. Plant germination percentage and vegetation vigor were also measured. The drawbacks in design, manufacturing, and assembling were identified in the DSR drills and modifications were made in the new model to improve efficiency. Fifty-three randomly selected modified DSR drills (model 2018) were calibrated in 2018 before the start of the rice-sowing season. In 2017 the study showed large variability in the row-to-row distance, seed rate and distances of individual drills, and resulting seed germination ranged from 20% to 90% sown at different sites. In 2018, the standard deviation (SD) of seed rate was improved from SD = 19.7 to 6.6 g/40 rev/tine while SD of row-to-row distance was reduced from 0.81 to 0.61 cm as compared to 2017 drill. The plant vigor measured in terms of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) showed a good relationship with the plant population (R2 = 0.66) except at a few locations where weeds dominated. Important social issues identified were farmer’s lack of interest in preparing the land, precision land leveling, seed treatment, timely inputs, and farmer’s traditional thinking. However, farmers were motivated to consider adopting the DSR technology by demonstration plots established in 2017 by the Nuclear Institute for Agriculture & Biology (NIAB) and the Rice Research Institute (RRI), Kala Shah Kaku. Increased DSR machine sales in 2018 indicate the technology is being more widely adopted. Keywords: Direct seeded rice drills, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant population, Precision planting, Traditionally transplanted rice.


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