Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
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Kerala<br />
Lessons learnt<br />
L<strong>in</strong>e plant<strong>in</strong>g, s<strong>in</strong>gle seedl<strong>in</strong>gs with good spac<strong>in</strong>g will give more productive tillers.<br />
Comparative study<br />
Particulars Conventional method SRI method<br />
Operations<br />
Seed 20-24 kg/acre 2 kg/acre<br />
Transplant<strong>in</strong>g 30 days seedl<strong>in</strong>gs 12 days seedl<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> hills/m 2 30-40 20<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> seedl<strong>in</strong>gs/hill 3-4 1<br />
Fertilizer<br />
Application <strong>of</strong> chemical<br />
fertilizers, pesticides,<br />
Preference given to organic<br />
solutions<br />
herbicides etc.<br />
Water management Cont<strong>in</strong>uous flood<strong>in</strong>g Only moist conditions<br />
Weed management<br />
Weeds are manually<br />
removed from the field<br />
Yield<br />
Gra<strong>in</strong> yield 2 t/acre 3 t/acre<br />
Cost benefit ratio 2.10 2.71<br />
Weeds are turned<br />
down <strong>in</strong>to the field by<br />
Conoweeder.<br />
Suggestions<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
To use organic fertilizers.<br />
To develop a eight-wheel marker.<br />
SRI is suitable for farmers <strong>of</strong> Kerala only <strong>in</strong> the second season.<br />
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