2. Location at Warakapola
Famer: W.K. SENARATHNA
METHODS:
1 SRI
2 Direct seeding
3 Normal broadcasting
4 Normal transplanting
3. PLOT STRUCTURE FOR STUDY
Plot 1st row T1 2nd row T2 3rd row T3
1 Direct Seeding Normal Broadcasting SRI
2 SRI Normal Transplanting Direct Seeding
3 Normal Broadcasting Direct Seeding Normal Transplanting
4 Normal Transplanting SRI Normal Broadcasting
4. GROWTH: ROOTS
Growth rates were measured three times with the below results:
1st
counting
@ 4 WEEKS
(length cm)
2nd
counting
@ 6 WEEKS
(length cm)
3rd
counting
@ 8 WEEKS
(length cm)
SRI 18.75 21.25 27
Direct Seeding 15 18.75 28
Normal
Transplanting 10 23.75 26
Normal
Broadcasting 8.75 18.75 21
8. GROWTH: TILLERS PER PLANT
1st
counting
@ 4 WEEKS
(length cm)
2nd
counting
@ 6 WEEKS
(length cm)
3rd
counting
@ 8 WEEKS
(length cm)
SRI 2 5 12
Direct Seeding 2 3 8
Normal
Transplanting 2 8 6
Normal
Broadcasting 2 2 2
9. GROWTH: TILLERS PER PLANT
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
4 WEEK 6 WEEK 8 WEEK
SRI
RS
NT
NBC
10. SEEDS PER PANICLE
SRI
NUMBER OF
PANICLES TOTAL- ALL 3
AVERAGE PER
PANICLE
LONG 3 690 230
MEDIUM 3 405 135
SHORT 3 302 101
Total Seeds per panicle 466
Overall average - SRI 155
DIRECT SEEDING
LONG 3 535 178
MEDIUM 3 222 74
SHORT 3 166 55
Total Seeds per panicle 307
Overall average – Direct Seeding 102
11. SEEDS PER PANICLE
NORMAL TRANSPLANTING
NUMBER OF
PANICLES TOTAL- ALL 3
AVERAGE
PER
PANICLE
LONG 3 386 129
MEDIUM 3 307 102
SHORT 3 282 94
Total Seeds per panicle 325
Overall average – Normal
Transplanting 108
NORMAL BROADCASTING
LONG 3 441 147
MEDIUM 3 283 94
SHORT 3 113 38
Total Seeds per panicle 279
Overall average – Normal
Broadcasting 93
12. SEEDS PER PANICLE: SUMMARY
FINAL (Average number of
seeds per panicle)
SRI 155
DS 102
NT 108
NBC 93