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RICE RATOONING - IRRI books - International Rice Research Institute

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146 <strong>RICE</strong> <strong>RATOONING</strong>1. <strong>Rice</strong> cropping season based on monthly average maximum rainfall andminimum air temperature in lowland areas.of main, relay, and ratoon crops of BR3, Pajam II, and Baspati varieties were tested.When ratooning was tested, the main crop was harvested at 15 cm stubble height.The combination of main boro crop followed by ratoon crop produced thelowest yield. But, it occupied the field only 130 d. Main crop with no ratoonproduced the highest yield, followed by combinations of main crops ratooned, thenrelayed (Table 4). Highest ratoon yield (2.4 t/ha) was obtained from Pajam II(improved variety), followed by Baspati (local variety) (1). Two main crops duringboro and aus do not allow optimal t. aman yields. Boro, ratoon aus, and t. amanmight be a good pattern with boro and t. aman as the main crops.POTENTIAL FOR <strong>RATOONING</strong> THE AUS MAIN CROPAfter aus harvest, about 85% of the cultivated land is transplanted to aman rice(Fig. 1, 2). There is little scope for ratooning the aus crop because the crop itselfgenerally has a low yield.

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