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S.V.S. GOPALA SWAMY* AND V. MAHESWARA PRASAD
Post Harvest Technology Centre, Agricultural College Campus, Bapatla, Guntur Dt. – 522 101, Andhra Pradesh
Different rice establishment techniques were tested against traditional method of transplanting for feasibility in upland rice farming situation in Krishna district during rabi, 2012-13. The techniques comprised direct seeding through broadcasting, sowing of sprouted seed using drum seeder, System of Rice Intensification and System of Rice Intensification under mechanization (MSRI) along with conventional transplanting. Rice variety; MTU 1010 was used in all the trials. Costs involved for each operation were collected and returns per rupee of expenditure were worked out. For crop establishment under drum seeding (` 657) and broad casting (` 750) methods, the cost involved was very less. Direct sowing through broadcasting realized higher gross return (` 98500) and net income (` 72475) with higher returns per rupee expenditure (3.78). The study emphasizes the need of alternate methods of rice crop establishment for reducing cost of cultivation in uplands considering the factors such as weather conditions, type of soil, availability of water and labour.
Rice, Broadcasting, Drum seeding, System of Rice Intensification.