Effect of different crop establishment methods on rice productivity and profitability

In order to work out the effect of different crop establishment methods on rice yield and yield attributes, monetary gains, production efficiency, field and growth duration, fuel consumption, time required and cost comparisons for seed bed preparation and sowing,field experimentswere conducted withfarmers’ participatory research mode at Amrik Farm, Hajwana (Kaithal, Haryana, India) during 2012–2016 kharif seasons. Seven different crop establishment methods (DSR under vattar condition, DSR under dry condition, DSR under ZT condition, DSR puddle drum sowing, DSR un puddle drum sowing, mechanical transplanting un- puddle and manual transplanting in puddle condition) were replicated thrice in RBD. Manually transplanted rice registered maximum grain yield (3654 kg/ha) which was statistically at par to DSR under vattar condition. Growth duration of manually transplanted rice in puddle condition was seven days longer than DSR under vattar condition. Time saving for seed bed preparation and sowing and fuel consumption reduction in DSR under vattar condition was 66.7% and 33.3% as compared to manual transplanting in puddle condition. Highest returns over variable cost 89019/ha) and B:C ratio(3.59) were achieved under DSR in vattar condition.