Appraisal of Varieties and Fertilizer Use in Rice at Farmers’ Field in District Kapurthala
Abstract
A survey was conducted to collect the information from the farmers of the district regarding input use and yield of rice varieties obtained during kharif 2014. It was noticed that farmers were growing many varieties of rice including basmati rice and some of the un-recommended varieties. Basmati variety, Pusa Punjab Basmati 1509 and non basmati variety, PR 121 was most popular however, basmati rice variety Punjab Basmati 3 resulted in the maximum gross returns during kharif 2014. Regarding urea application, it was noticed that maximum number of farmers applied urea in the range of 187.5 to 250 kg/ha to the variety Pusa Punjab Basmati 1509 and up to 250 kg/ha in case of Pusa Basmati 1121. Maximum productivity of Pusa Punjab Basmati 1509 was obtained without the application of Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer, while Pusa Basmati 1121 responded to application of DAP. Non basmati varieties of rice responded positively to urea up to a range of 250 to 312.5 kg/ha.
Keywords
Varieties, Fertilizer Use, Urea, Di-Ammonium Phosphate, Rice, Gross Returns
