Nutrient management
1. Nursery bed application
Apply 8-10 kg neem cake and 10-15 kg vermicompost in 800/sq m area during the last land preparation. Pests in the nursery can be managed by application of 4-5 kg ha-1 bio-control agent mixture (mixed with well-decomposed farmyard manure) 10-12 days before sowing.
2. Nutrient management
- Sowing of dhaincha should be done towards the end of May either with pre-sowing irrigation or after pre-monsoon rainfall. In should be incorporated in the field at the vegetative stage around 40-45 DAS or ex-situ green manuring with gliricidia leaves @5 t ha-1.
- Apply groundnut or neem cake @ 15 q ha-1 as basal manure or
- Apply 5-10 q ha-1 vermicompost or
- Apply 1.25 t ha-1 goat droppings or 1.25 t ha-1 poultry manure.
- The co-culture of Azolla (10-15 t fresh weight per ha) with rice can be done.
- 10 kg ha-1 blue-green algae can be applied at 6-7 days after transplanting.
- Sowing of dhaincha should be done towards the end of May either with pre-sowing irrigation or after pre-monsoon rainfall. In should be incorporated in the field at the vegetative stage around 40-45 DAS or ex-situ green manuring with gliricidia leaves @5 t ha-1.