Transplanted Rice management time table for Krishna Godavari Zone -Kharif Note Time table is for a medium duration variety (140-145 days).Numbers refers to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 25 45 70 75 120 Nursery Management Planting Max tillering P.I Heading Flowering Maturity Pre-Plant Management Nursery Management(10% of transplanted area) -30 Plough the field Apply 200-300 kg FYM/100 m2 Flood the field and Puddle thoroughly -25 Raise seed beds - 1 ½ m width - convenient length -30 cm channels in between beds Apply 1kg N + 0.5 kg P2O5 +0.5 kg K2O/ 100 m2 Broadcast the seed uniformly Avoid excess water -27 5-6 kg seed / 100m2 Remove ill -filled grain (2% salt water) Thiram / Captan treatment (3g/kg seed) Incubate for 24-36 hours Land Preparation -10to-15 First puddling Add green manure-incorporate / Apply FYM -3 to -5 Give second puddling -1 Give third puddling Allow allays of 20 cm for every 2m width Level the land perfectly Crop Establishment 0 Maintain 3+- 2 cm water level Transplant young (25 days age) seedlings (4-6 leaf stage) Shallow (2-3 cm depth), close (20 x 15 cm) planting advantageous See that there should be 33 seedlings / m2 Increase seedling number (close spacing) if planting is delayed or less fertile soil +12to+15 Fill gaps by transplanting Weed Management Note: Timing of herbicide application is very important relevant to the day of last puddling but not the day of transplanting. -20to-25 Spary 2,4-D sodium salt (5-12 kg/ha) on fresh growth of cyperus (if cyperus weed intensity is high) Plough after one week of spray Plant paddy after 20-25 days -10to12 Spray glyphosate (2.5 - 3.5l/ha) on fresh growth of cyperus (if cyperus weed intensity is high) Plough after one week of spray Plant paddy after 10-12 days 3 to 5 Apply 2,4-D ethyl - ester granules @ 0.8 kg 2/ha Butachlore or Benthiocarb (1kg /ha for light soils / 1.5 kg a.i/ha for heavy soils) Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N P K Kg/acre Krishna Godavari zone Kharif(fertileSoils) a)Last puddling 8 16 12-16 b) 30 days after transplanting 8 -- -- c)Panicle initiation stage 8 -- -- Kharif (low fertile) a) Last puddling 12 16 8 b) 20 DAT 10 -- -- c)Panicle initiation stage 10 -- 8 Water Management 0 Less water depth (2-3 cm) for easy and shallow transplantation +1 to + 2 Increase the level of water in the field (5-7 cm) for better establishment of seedlings +3 to 40 Maintain shallow water depth (2-3 cm) +40 to 42 Drain the water completely and dry for two days(only for heavy soils) +40 to+80 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +80 to 100 Reduce water depth to (2-3 cm) +100 Gradually with draw water from field (for matuation and easy harvest) Pest and disease management Monitor the pest and disease incidence and accordingly the plant protection measures have to be taken up. Post production +120to125 Crop may attain physiological maturity Drain the field 10-15 days before harvest Harvest the crop around 20-25% moisture in the grain.

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Transplanted Rice management time table for North Costal Zone- kharif Note: Time table is for a medium duration variety (140-145 days) Numbers refers to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 25 45 70 75 120 Nursery Management Planting Max tillering P.I Heading Flowering Maturity Pre-Plant Management Nursery Management(10% of transplanted area) -30 Plough the field Apply 200-300 kg FYM/100 m2 Flood the field - Puddle thoroughly -25 Raise seed beds - 1 ½ m width - convenient length -30 cm channels in between beds Apply 1kg N + 0.5 kg P2O5 +0.5 kg K2O/ 100 m2 Broadcast the seed uniformly Avoid excess water -27 5-6 kg seed / 100m2 Remove ill -filled grain (2% salt water) Thiram / Captan treatment (3g/kg seed) Incubate for 24-36 hours Land Preparation -10 to -15 First puddling Add green manure - incorporate/ Apply FYM -3 to -5 Give second puddling -1 Give third puddling Allow allays of 20 cm for every 2m width Level the land perfectly Crop Establishment 0 Maintain 3+- 2 cm water level Transplant young (25 days age) seedlings (4-6 leaf stage),Shallow (2-3 cm depth), close (20 x 15 cm) planting advantageous See that there should be 33 seedlings / m2 Increase seedling number (close spacing) if planting is delayed or less fertile soil +12 to +15 Fill gaps by transplanting Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N P K Kg/Acre North Coastal zone Kharif (Irrigated) a) Last puddling -- 24 16-20 b) 10 -20 days after Transplanting 16 -- -- c) Tillering stage 8 -- -- d) Panicle initiation stage 8 -- -- Kharif (Rainfed) a) Last puddling -- 24 16-20 b) After first weeding 12 -- -- c) Tillering 6 -- -- d) Boot leaf stage 6 -- -- Water Management 0 Less water depth (2-3 cm) for easy and shallow transplantation +1 to + 2 Increase the level of water in the field (5-7 cm) for better establishment of seedlings +3 to 40 Maintain shallow water depth (2-3 cm) +40 to 42 Drain the water completely and dry for two days (only for heavy soils) +40 to +80 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +80 to 100 Reduce water depth to 2-3 cm +100 Gradually with draw water from field (for maturation and easy harvest) Pest and disease management Monitor the pest and disease incidence and accordingly the plant protection measures have to be taken up. Post production +120to 125 Crop may attain physiological maturity Drain the field 10-15 days before harvest Harvest the crop around 20-25% moisture in the grain.

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Transplanted Rice management time table for North & South Telangana Zone-Kharif Note: Time table is for a medium duration variety (140-145 days) Numbers refers to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 25 45 70 75 120 Nursery Management Planting Max tillering P.I Heading Flowering Maturity Pre-Plant Management Nursery Management(10% of transplanted area) -30 Plough the field Apply 200-300 kg FYM/100 m2 Flood the field - Puddle thoroughly -25 Raise seed beds - 1 ½ m width - convenient length -30 cm channels in between beds Apply 1kg N + 0.5 kg P2O5 +0.5 kg K2O/ 100 m2 Broadcast the seed uniformly Avoid excess water -27 5-6 kg seed / 100m2 Remove ill -filled grain (2% salt water) Thiram / Captan treatment (3g/kg seed) Incubate for 24-36 hours Land Preparation -10 to -15 First puddling Add green manure - incorporate/ Apply FYM -3 to -5 Give second puddling -1 Give third puddling Allow allays of 20 cm for every 2m width Level the land perfectly Crop Establishment 0 Maintain 3+- 2 cm water level Transplant young (25 days age) seedlings (4-6 leaf stage),Shallow (2-3 cm depth), close (20 x 15 cm) planting advantageous See that there should be 33 seedlings / m2 Increase seedling number (close spacing) if planting is delayed or less fertile soil +12 to +15 Fill gaps by transplanting Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N P K Kg/Acre North and Southern Telangana zone Kharif a) Last puddling 14 20-24 16(Heavy Soils) 8(Light Soils) b)Tillering stage 13 -- -- c) Panicle initiation stage 13 -- 8(Light Soils) Water Management 0 Less water depth (2-3 cm) for easy and shallow transplantation +1 to + 2 Increase the level of water in the field (5-7 cm) for better establishment of seedlings +3 to 40 Maintain shallow water depth (2-3 cm) +40 to 42 Drain the water completely and dry for two days (only for heavy soils) +40 to +80 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +80 to 100 Reduce water depth to 2-3 cm +100 Gradually with draw water from field (for maturation and easy harvest) Pest and disease management Monitor the pest and disease incidence and accordingly the plant protection measures have to be taken up. Post production +120to 125 Crop may attain physiological maturity Drain the field 10-15 days before harvest Harvest the crop around 20-25% moisture in the grain.

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Transplanted Rice management time table for Southern Zone-Kharif Note: Time table is for a medium duration variety (140-145 days) Numbers refers to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 25 45 70 75 120 Nursery Management Planting Max tillering P.I Heading Flowering Maturity Pre-Plant Management Nursery Management(10% of transplanted area) -30 Plough the field Apply 200-300 kg FYM/100 m2 Flood the field - Puddle thoroughly -25 Raise seed beds - 1 ½ m width - convenient length -30 cm channels in between beds Apply 1kg N + 0.5 kg P2O5 +0.5 kg K2O/ 100 m2 Broadcast the seed uniformly Avoid excess water -27 5-6 kg seed / 100m2 Remove ill -filled grain (2% salt water) Thiram / Captan treatment (3g/kg seed) Incubate for 24-36 hours Land Preparation -10 to -15 First puddling Add green manure - incorporate/ Apply FYM -3 to -5 Give second puddling -1 Give third puddling Allow allays of 20 cm for every 2m width Level the land perfectly Crop Establishment 0 Maintain 3+- 2 cm water level Transplant young (25 days age) seedlings (4-6 leaf stage),Shallow (2-3 cm depth), close (20 x 15 cm) planting advantageous See that there should be 33 seedlings / m2 Increase seedling number (close spacing) if planting is delayed or less fertile soil +12 to +15 Fill gaps by transplanting Weed Management Note: Timing of herbicide application is very important relevant to the day of last puddling but not the day of transplanting -20 to -25 Spary 2,4-D sodium salt (5-12 kg/ha) on fresh growth of cyperus (if cyperus weed intensity is high) Plough after one week of spray Plant paddy after 20-25 days -10to +12 Spray glyphosate (2.5 - 3.5l/ha) on fresh growth of cyperus (if cyperus weed intensity is high) Plough after one week of spray Plant paddy after 10-12 days +3 to +5 Apply 2,4-D ethyl - ester granules @ 0.8 kg 2/ha Butachlor or Benthiocarb (1kg /ha for light soils / 1.5 kg a.i/ha for heavy soils) Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N P K Kg/Acre Southern zone Kharif a) Last puddling 12 24 16(Heavy Soils) 8(Light Soils) b)30 DAT 10 -- -- c) Panicle initiation stage 10 -- 8(Light Soils) Water Management 0 Less water depth (2-3 cm) for easy and shallow transplantation +1 to + 2 Increase the level of water in the field (5-7 cm) for better establishment of seedlings +3 to 40 Maintain shallow water depth (2-3 cm) +40 to 42 Drain the water completely and dry for two days (only for heavy soils) +40 to +80 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +80 to 100 Reduce water depth to 2-3 cm +100 Gradually with draw water from field (for maturation and easy harvest) Pest and disease management Monitor the pest and disease incidence and accordingly the plant protection measures have to be taken up. Post production +120to 125 Crop may attain physiological maturity Drain the field 10-15 days before harvest Harvest the crop around 20-25% moisture in the grain.

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Management time table for Scarce rainfall Zone-Kharif Dry direct seeded and later converted to wet (parts of Rayalseema) Transplanted Numbers refers to days after sowing 0 50 83 90 115 Sowing P.I Heading Flowering Maturity Presowing Management -7 to – 10 Land preparation (Good tilth) Organic matter (FYM/Compost) application Perfectly levelled Crop Establishment -1 Put seed in 10% salt solution (remove 2 kg salt/20 ltrs of water) Wash 2-3 times with fresh water Soak the seed in water for 24 hours Dry in shade 0 Drill seed (80-90 kg/ha) at opt. Soil moisture Drill seed at 25-30 cm spacing and 3-5 cm depth followed by immediate covering of seed bed if necessary compact seed bed. +12 to +15 Fill gaps by reseeding (this operation carried out only if sufficient moisture is available) Weed Management +20 to +25 Run blade harrow (Metla Guntaka) in between the rows. Hand weeding within the rows. 0 to + 5 Apply pre-rice emergence Butachlor/Benthiocarb(1kg a.i/ha) Nutrient Management 0 Apply (drill) 30kg P2O5/ha followed by seed drilling +40to 45(P.I) Apply 30 kg N (Critical) Monitor N status N – Nutrition at P.I is critical Water Management +30 to +35 Flood the field (or as per the canal water release) Maintain less depth of water (3-2 cm). +50 to +90 Increase water level in the field Coincides with P.I & Flowering – critical phases for moisture Pest and disease management Monitor the pest and disease incidence and accordingly the plant protection measures have to be taken up. Post production   Crop may attain physiological maturity 25 days after flowering Drain the field 10-15 days before harvest Harvest the crop around 20-25% moisture in the grain.

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