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The field is dry ploughed 5-6 times to acquire the fine tilth.

This type of nursery is handy in times of delayed receipt of canal water or areas where sufficient water is not available.

Soak the seeds for 24 hrs, drain and incubate the soaked seeds for 24 hrs, sow when the seeds sprout and radicle (seed root) grows to 2-3 mm long and cover them with dry soil to a thickness of 5mm. Place a wooden frame of 0.5 m long, 1 m wide and 4 cm deep divided into 4 equal segments on the plastic sheet or banana leaves, fill the frame almost to the top with the soil mixture. Incorporate 1.5kg of powdered di-ammonium phosphate or 2kg 17-17-17 NPK fertilizer with the soil mixture. Mix 70% soil + 20% well-decomposed pressmud / bio-gas slurry / FYM + 10% rice hull. The surface should be covered with banana leaves with the mid-rib removed or polyethylene sheets or any flexible material or cemented floors to prevent seedling roots from penetrating to the bottom soil layer.įour (4) m 3 of soil mix is needed for each 100 m 2 of nursery. Select a level area near the water source with efficient drainage system. Required nursery area is 100 m 2 / ha (or) 2.5 cent / ha – 1cent / acre

Seedlings are ready for planting within 14-20 days after seeding (DAS). In Mat nursery seedlings are established in a layer of soil mix, arranged on a firm surface (Concrete floor/ polythene sheet/ seedling trays). Sow the sprouted seeds uniformly on the seedbed.After levelling and final puddling, beds of convenient length (8-10 m) with width of 2.5 m are to be made, leaving 30 - 50 cm channels in between two beds.Basal application of DAP 40kg is recommended when the seedlings are to be pulled out in 20-25 days after sowing in less fertile nursery soils, and if not readily available, apply straight fertilizers 16kg of urea and 120kg of super phosphate.Afterwards it should be puddled twice and the puddling may be repeated after a gap of one week.Later, it should be irrigated and allowed to be wet for another two days.It should be dry ploughed twice and apply 1tonne of FYM or compost to 20cents nursery.The area should have an assured water supply and an efficient drainage system.Required nursery area for SRI is 100 m 2 / ha (or) 2.5 cent / ha (or) 1cent / acre.

Select 20 cents (800 m 2) of land area near to water source for transplanting one hectare in conventional method.