Integrated Phosphorus Management for Profitable Direct-Seeded Upland Rice Production in North-East India
Sasmita Tripathy*
Division of Agronomy, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Delhi (110 012), India
S.L. Meena
Division of Agronomy, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Delhi (110 012), India
Subhash Babu
Division of Agronomy, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Delhi (110 012), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Direct-seeded rice, Economics, Phosphorus management, Yield
Abstract
Traditional transplanted rice production is not an economic business in Meghalaya. Hence, farmers are promoted to grow the direct seed rice organically. But the phosphorus deficiency is a major yield-limiting factor in direct-seeded upland production in Meghalaya. Hence, integrated phosphorus management must be taken into account for fetching a higher economic yield of upland rice in acidic soils of Meghalaya. Equal substitution of farmyard manure (FYM), vermicompost (VC), and poultry manure (PM) (FYM-25% + VC-25% + PM-25%) along with the Phosphorus Solubilising Bacteria is the economically feasible practice for sustainable upland rice production in Meghalaya under organic management.
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