EFFECT OF AGE OF SEEDLINGS AT TRANSPLANTING, SPACING AND LEVELS OF FERTILIZER ON YIELD, NUTRIENT CONTENT AND UPTAKE OF HYBRID RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.)

S.J. YADAV¹*, S.A. CHAVAN², G.K. BAHURE³, A.R. CHAVAN^4
1Department of Agronomy, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
²Department of Agronomy, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
³Department of Agronomy, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
⁴Department of Agronomy, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : shitalyadav2586@gmail.com

Received : 05-06-2019     Accepted : 27-06-2019     Published : 30-06-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 12       Pages : 8681 - 8683
Int J Agr Sci 11.12 (2019):8681-8683

Keywords : Age of seedlings, Spacing, Fertilizer, Hybrid Rice
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 415712, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The field experiment was conducted at Agronomy farm of Dr B.S.K.K.V., Dapoli to study the effect of age of seedlings at transplanting, spacing and levels of fertilizer on yield, nutrient content and uptake of the hybrid rice during kharif seasons of year 2015 and 2016. Transplanting of 15 days old seedlings recorded significantly higher grain and straw yield, as well as N, P and K content and their uptake. Significantly higher grain and straw yield obtained by 15 cm×15 cm spacing. The N, P and K content both in the grain and straw were not influenced significantly due to different levels of spacing. However, significantly higher uptake of N, P and K in the grain and straw of the hybrid rice recorded with 15 cm×15 cm. Application of 125% RDF recorded significantly higher grain and straw yield as well as N, P and K content and their uptake.

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