Nutrient management practices for organic cultivation of rice (Oryza sativa. L) under southern transitional zone of Karnataka

A field experiment was conducted during kharif seasons of 2013 and 2014 at Organic Farming Research Centre (OFRC), University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga to study nutrient management practices for organic cultivation of Rice (Oryza sativa. L). The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with different treatments. Application of FYM + 100% N equivalent vermicompost recorded significantly higher grain yield (36.69 kg ha⁻¹), straw yield (47.59 kg ha⁻¹) and harvest index (0.46) due to higher yield attributing characters like panicle length (25.85 cm), test weight (21.12 g), panicle weight (3.99 g) and No. of filled grains (171.82).