Field experiments were conducted during summer seasons of 2007 and 2008 under irrigated conditions of Bhadra command area. Among the six establishment methods tried-viz., zero tillage, drum seeder, normal transplanting, transplanter (manual) method, System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and aerobic methods, SRI method recorded significantly higher grain yield (6140 kg ha−1), straw yield (9306 kg ha−1), number of total tillers (448 m−2), effective tillers (376.5 m−2),panicle length (23.5 cm), no. of seed per panicle (94.5),1000 grain weight (27.5 g),net returns (Rs 37086 ha−1) and B;C ratio (2.03) compared to other methods.
Establishment methods, Rice, Economics
