Rice Management Time Table Nursery Time Table Main Field Preparation
Nursery Preparation and Management for Transplanted Rice Note: For all seasons in Tamilnadu / ha Days Operations -7 to 10 days (before sowing) Plough 20 cents area, apply Farm yard manure 1 tonne or green manure 500 kg. Irrigate the field and puddle -3 days (before sowing) Seed treatment with fungicide and biofertilizer. Seed rate @ short duration : 60 kg, medium duration : 40 kg, long duration : 30 kg 0 Soaking of seeds in water 1 Seed sprouting under humid condition, levelling of puddled nursery and basal application of DAP 40 kg or urea 16 kg + 115 kg of super phosphate 2 Sowing of sprouted seeds on the raised nursery; protect the seeds from rain 3-5 Weed management (if needed) 10-20 Pest / disease management practices 15 Apply DAP 40 kg, if DAP is not applied as basal dose 25-35 Pulling out the seedlings Short duration (25 days) Medium duration (30 days) Long duration (35 days) * Apply 20 kg gypsum a day before pulling out of seedling if soil is heavy clay

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Main Field Preparation and Management Time Table (For Tamilnadu) (For one ha)

Operations	Days	Short duration	Days	Medium duration	Days	Long duration
-10-15 days (before trans-planting)	-	Plough the field, apply FYM or compost 12.5 tonnes or green manure 6.5 tonnes irrigate the field and decompose it	-	Plough the field, apply FYM or compost 12.5 tonnes or green manure 6.5 tonnes irrigate the field and decompose it	-	Plough the field, apply FYM or compost 12.5 tonnes or green manure 6.5 tonnes irrigate the field and decompose it
-2-3 days (before transplanting)	-	Puddle the field and trimming of bunds	-	Puddle the field and trimming of bunds	-	Puddle the field and trimming of bunds
-1 day (before or at transplanting) biofertilizers can be applied based on the availability	25	Basal application of N:P:K 30:40:10 kg/ha, level the field	30	Basal application of N:P:K 37.5:50:12.5 kg/ha, level the field	35	Basal application of N:P:K 37.5:50:12.5 kg/ha, level the field
Seedling root treatment	-	With Pseudomonas flourescens @ 1.5 kg + Azospirillum 1 kg	-	With Pseudomonas flourescens @ 1.5 kg + Azospirillum 1 kg	-	With Pseudomonas flourescens @ 1.5 kg + Azospirillum 1 kg
Transplanting spacing	25	12.5 x 10 cm 80 hills/sq.m	30	20 x 10 cm 50 hills/sq.m	35	20 x 15 cm 33 hills/sq.m
Weedicide application	28-30	Mix the recommended chemical with sand and apply over a thin film of water. Do not drain water for 2-3 days	33- 35	Mix the recommended chemical with sand and apply over a thin film of water. Do not drain water for 2-3 days	38-40	Mix the recommended chemical with sand and apply over a thin film of water. Do not drain water for 2-3 days
First hand weeding (if weedicide is not applied)	40	-	50	-	55	-
Top dressing I (kg)	40	N : P : K 30 : 0 : 10	50	N : P : K 37.5:0:12.5	55	N : P : K 37.5:0:12.5
Second hand weeding (if needed)	55	70	80- 85	-	-	-
Top dressing II (kg)	55	N : P : K 30 : 0 : 10	70	N : P : K 37.5:0:12.5	80-85	N : P : K 37.5:0:12.5
Top dressing III (kg)	70	N : P : K 30: 0 : 10	90	N : P : K 37.5:0:12.5	110-120	N : P : K 37.5:0:12.5
Irrigation	-	Thin film of water at planting; raise the level according to the plant height and maintain 5 cm of water level during crop growth. Stop irrigation 10 days before harvest	-	Thin film of water at planting; raise the level according to the plant height and maintain 5 cm of water level during crop growth. Stop irrigation 10 days before harvest	-	Thin film of water at planting; raise the level according to the plant height and maintain 5 cm of water level during crop growth. Stop irrigation 10 days before harvest
Pest and disease	-	Need based IPM	-	Need based IPM	-	Need based IPM
Harvesting	110-115		135-140		155-160
Reduce moisture content to 12-13 percent in the harvested grains

Note: Select short duration varieties for Navarai/sornavari/kar and kuruvai seasons; long duration varieties for samba seasons and medium duration varieties for late samba and the thaladi/pishanum seasons.

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