INFLUENCE OF NATURAL FARMING ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.)

R. NASEERUDDIN¹*, P.V.N. PRASAD², B. VENKATESWARLU^3
1Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College, Bapatla, 522101, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
²Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College, Bapatla, 522101, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
³Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College, Bapatla, 522101, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : naseer116@gmail.com

Received : 01-10-2020     Accepted : 13-10-2020     Published : 15-10-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 19       Pages : 10239 - 10240
Int J Agr Sci 12.19 (2020):10239-10240

Keywords : Natural farming, Organic, Rice, Integrated management practices
Academic Editor : Dr N Umashankar Kumar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College, Bapatla, 522101, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Field experiment was conducted to study the influence of natural farming with comparison with integrated crop management practices on productivity of rice during kharif, 2017 at Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla. Among the different management practices, integrated crop management practices were recorded higher growth parameters viz., plant height, no. of tillers etc. The integrated crop management practices observed 21% higher filled frains per panicle and 13% higher grain yield compared to natural farming