State Level Workshop on 'Promoting SRI Paddy Cultivation for Achieving Food Security in Uttarakhand'

1. EXPERIENCES OF Smt. MEENA DEVI District: Rudryaprayag, Uttarakhand

2. Name : Smt. Meena Devi Age : 38 Years Education : 8 th Pass Village : Pathuli District : Rudryaprayag Family members : 4 Primary occupation : Agriculture Total agriculture land : 0.44 ha (22 Nali) Extent of paddy land : 0.26 ha (13 Nali) Water source : Irrigation canal (kuhl) Profile

3. SRI Adoption - Variations Practices Conventional Method S.R.I Nursery size & seed requirement Size - 30m x 45m Seed - 2 kg/nali Size - 3m x 3m Seed - 250 gm/nali Field preparation Marker not used , and 4-6 persons are required during field preparation Marker used, and 1-2 persons are required during field preparation Transplantation No fixed spacing 10” x 10” (10 day-old seedlings are transplanted) Weeding Manual Weeder used three times Water management 4” to 6” water applied throughout Application of 1” to 1-1/2” water, rest drained Fertilizers/manure 240 kg fertilizer Panchgavya (255 gm), amrit ghol (1 l), Matka khad (4 l)

5. Comparative Results Parameter Conventional S.R.I Total number of tillers 11 24 Ave. plant height (cm) 98 123 Productive tillers 10 24 Ave. panicle length (cm) 18 23 No. of grains/panicle 90 145 Total output of grain 70 kg/nali (3.5 t/ha) 144 kg/nali (7.2 t/ha) Total output of straw 100 kg/nali (5.0 t/ha) 160 kg/nali (8.0 t/ha) Cost of cultivation (Rs.) Rs. 465/nali (Rs. 23,250/ha) Rs. 272/nali (Rs. 13,600/ha)

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