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56 <strong>RICE</strong> <strong>RATOONING</strong>Table 1. Mean monthly data in Campos Agricultural Experiment Station, September1975 to July 1978.MonthMean Temperature (°C)Max Min MeanRainfall(mm)Insolation(mm)SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul25.927.028.129.731.331.532.429.027.326.126.117.418.820.621.021.921.219.918.716.515.715.021.623.424.725.726.926.826.724.222.721.420.974.5119.8178.5152.282.748.541.266.077.220.266.9136.0185.0114.0154.0177.3139.2198.3160.1210.0143.5155.7Source: Campos Agricultural Experiment Station (PESAGRO-RIO).MATERIALS AND METHODSTwo experiments at Campos Agricultural Experiment Station, 14 m altitude,21°41'S, 4l°20'W, tested sowing dates and height of main crop cutting on ratoonyield and grain quality. In the Norte Fluminense Region, the climate is classified asdry and wet, with a summer rainy season (Table 1). The first trial in 1979-80 studiedratoon yields of two modern and one traditional varieties across six sowing dates.Sowing dates were from September to February. Traditional variety De Abriland modern cultivars IR841-63-5 and P899-55-6-4-61B were transplanted 30 daysafter seeding at a spacing of 30 cm between rows and 20 cm between hills using5 seedlings/hill in a split plot design with 3 replications. The main crop was fertilizedwith 50 kg N, 50 kg P 2 O 5 /ha, and 50 kg K 2 O/ha; 1/3 N and all P 2 O 5 and K 2 O wereapplied as basal and 2/3 N was broadcast at panicle initiation. The ratoon crop wasfertilized with 30 kg N/ha soon after the main crop harvest.For the main crop, cutting height was 12-15 cm above ground level. Sufficientsoil moisture was maintained to the end of tillering, then plots were flooded to 15 cmuntil grain maturity initiation of the ratoon crop.The second trial in 1983-84 used 10 cultivars and varieties in a split plot designwith 3 replications to test cutting height (10, 20, and 30 cm). The 14.4 m 2 plots weredirect seeded at 100 kg/ ha with 30 cm spacing between rows.The soils of the two trial fields were Paraiba alluvial, with low organic contentand clay texture. The main crop was fertilized with 50 kg N and 60 kg P 2 O 5 / ha; 1/3of the N and all the P 2 O 5 and K 2 O were applied as basal and 2/3 N was broadcast atpanicle initiation. The ratoon crop was fertilized with 20 kg N/ha soon after harvestof main crop.RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONIn the first trial, improved varieties performed better at all sowing dates (Table 2).However, yields from October, September, and November sowings were higher. In

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