Effect of Macro and Micro Nutrients on Transplanted vs. Direct Seeded Rice
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Macro and Micro Nutrients, Transplanted vs. Direct Seeded Rice, Cereal Crop, Agricultural Research Institute.Abstract
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important cereal crop used as a daily staple food by most countries globally and is a major source of income for a large segment of the population. Manual transplanting and the high cost of NPK fertilizers have limited the area and production of rice per unit area. The research experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Ratta Kulachi, D.I.Khan, KPK, Pakistan, during the cropping season from July to November 2023. The objective of the present study was to compare various methods of paddy sowing and the application of different combinations of macro and micro-nutrients to increase production and minimize the use and cost of chemical fertilizers. The trial used a split-plot arrangement with three replications, comparing transplanted (TPR) vs. direct-seeded rice (DSR) methods against seven macro and micro-nutrient combinations. The results revealed that growth parameters, including the number of tillers (m-2), leaf area index (LAI), and chlorophyll contents, were found statistically significant for the transplanted method of sowing rice. The yield attributes, such as 1000-kernel weight and paddy yield, were found statistically non-significant concerning sowing methods. However, plant height, number of spikelets, panicle length, and normal kernel percentage were recorded as maximum for direct-seeded rice. The fertiliser treatments showed statistically significant results in maximising growth and yield, including plant height, straw yield, leaf area index, paddy yield, and number of tillers (m-2). The study concluded that transplanted rice with NPK (RFD+Zn) proved to the better under the agro-climatic conditions of D.I.Khan. The maximum kernel yield (5620 kg ha-1) was recorded in transplanted rice with the RFD+Zn treatment.
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