What are the recommended dose of manures and fertilizers?
• FYM/Compost: 10~15 Cartload (Compost: N=0.5~0.5%; P=1.5%; K=2.3%) • Nitrogen: 100~120 Kg/Hectare. • Phosphorous: 50~60 Kg P2O5/Hectare. (P=P2O5 x 0.44 & P2O5 = P x 2.29) • Potash: 40~50 Kg K2O/Hectare. (K= K2O x 0.83 and K2O = K x 1.20) • Zinc Sulphate: 25 Kg/Hectare. (22~35% Zn) Q(8). Which crops can be grown for green mannuring? Answer Crops like Sanai, Dhaincha, Moong/Urd, etc. can be grown for green mannuring. Q(9). Which weedicides can be used for effective control of weeds in rice field? Answer Effective weed management can be done by following methods: (a) Hand Weeding – 2 Times (b) Chemical Control • Direct Sowing • Transplanted Rice Field: Spray Anilophos 30 E.C. @ 0.4 Litres/Hectare or Oxyflorfen 200 gram/hectare or Butachlor 50 E.C. 2 Litres/Hectare in 600~700 Litres of water after 5~7 days of sowing to control all types of weeds. Standing water in the field shouldn’t be greater than 5 cms. • Deep Water Rice: Apply Butachlor 5% or Thiobencarb 5% or Anilophos 5% granules 20
