Management time table for Krishna Godavari Zone-Rabi Note Time table is for a medium duration variety (120 days) Numbers refers to days relative to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 20 35 60 65 100   Planting Max Tillering P.I Heading Flowering Matirity 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 Butachlore or Benthiocarb (1kg /ha for light soils / 1.5 kg a.i/ha for heavy soils) Zone Season Stage N (kg/acre) P (kg/acre) K (kg/acre) ZN (kg/acre) Krishna - Godavari zone Rabi a) Last puddling 16 -- -- -- (fertile) b) 20 DAT 16 -- -- -- - c) Panicle initiation stage 16 -- -- -- Rabi a) Last puddling 16 24 20 20 (low fertile) b) 20 DAT 16 -- -- --   c) Panicle initiation stage 16 -- -- -- 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) +30 to 32 Drain the water completely and dry for two days(only for heavy soils) +35 to +65 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +70 to 85 Reduce water depth to (2-3 cm) +85 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 +95 to 100 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 North coastal Zone-Rabi Note:- Time table is for a medium duration variety (120 days) Numbers refers to days relative to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 20 35 60 65        100 - 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 Butachlore or Benthiocarb (1kg /ha for light soils / 1.5 kg a.i/ha for heavy soils) Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N (kg/acre) P (kg/acre) K (kg/acre) ZN (kg/acre) U.P Plains Rabi a) Last puddling 15 20 16-20 20(40kg in acid   s s s s s and alkaline soils) s s b) 15 days after transplanting 15 -- -- -- s s c) 30 days after transplanting 15 -- -- -- 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) +30 to 32 Drain the water completely and dry for two days(only for heavy soils) +35 to +65 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +70 to 85 Reduce water depth to (2-3 cm) +85 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 +95 to 100 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 North&South-Telangana-Rabi Note:- Time table is for a medium duration variety (120 days) Numbers refers to days relative to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 20 35 60 65        100 - 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 Butachlore or Benthiocarb (1kg /ha for light soils / 1.5 kg a.i/ha for heavy soils) Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N (kg/acre) P (kg/acre) K (kg/acre) ZN (kg/acre) North and Southern Rabi a) Last puddling 16 24 16(heavy soils) -- Telangana zone s s s s --8 (light soils) s s s b) Tillering 16 -- -- 20 s s c) Panicle initiation stage 16 -- 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) +30 to 32 Drain the water completely and dry for two days(only for heavy soils) +35 to +65 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +70 to 85 Reduce water depth to (2-3 cm) +85 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 +95 to 100 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 Southern Zone_Rabi Note:- Time table is for a medium duration variety (120 days) Numbers refers to days relative to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 20 35 60 65        100 - 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 Butachlore or Benthiocarb (1kg /ha for light soils / 1.5 kg a.i/ha for heavy soils) Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N (kg/ acre) P (kg/ acre) K (kg/ acre) Zn (kg/ acre) s s a) Last puddling 16 24 16(heavy soils) -- Southern zone Rabi s s s --8 (light soils) s s s b) 30 DAT 16 -- -- -- s s c) Panicle initiation stage 16 -- 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) +30 to 32 Drain the water completely and dry for two days(only for heavy soils) +35 to +65 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +70 to 85 Reduce water depth to (2-3 cm) +85 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 +95 to 100 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-Rabi Note Time table is for a medium duration variety (120 days) Numbers refers to days relative to days after transplanting (DAT) -25 0 20 35 60 65        100 - 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 Butachlore or Benthiocarb (1kg /ha for light soils / 1.5 kg a.i/ha for heavy soils) Nutrient Management Zone Season Stage N (kg/acre) P (kg/acre) K (kg/acre) ZN (kg/acre) Scarce - Rabi a) Last puddling 28 32 32(heavy soils) -- Rain fall zone s s s s --16 (light soils) s s s b) Tillering 28 -- -- -- s s c) Panicle initiation stage 28 -- 16 (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) +30 to 32 Drain the water completely and dry for two days(only for heavy soils) +35 to +65 Increase water level in the field (5-7 cm) Most critical period for moisture +70 to 85 Reduce water depth to (2-3 cm) +85 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 +95 to 100 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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