Comparative Analysis of Different Methods of Paddy Cultivation during Covid-19

The study was conducted in five agro-climatic zones of Punjab constituted a sample of 150 respondents for the study. The average number of irrigations for paddy crop was less under direct seeded rice than other methods. Direct seeded rice saves the fuel as well as water as compared to other methods of sowing paddy crop. The higher grains yield of 29.9 q/acre was obtained under paddy sown with mechanical transplanting. Medium to low weed infestation was observed under conventional transplanting and mechanical transplanting. There was significant difference in total cost of production (land preparation and sowing cost, fertilizer and agrochemical cost, labour cost etc.), net returns and gross returns between direct seeded rice and mechanical transplanting, direct seeded rice and conventional transplanting, mechanical and conventional transplanting.