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2011
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Short communications
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Impact of weeders for weed management in system of rice intensification (SRI)
Ghanshyam Deshmukh and R.K. Tiwari
DOI :
IJWS-2011-43-3&4-29
Email :
gshyam1234@rediffmail.com
Address :
College of Agriculture, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
Keywords
Weeder, Rice intensification, Transplanting
Abstract
The study was undertaken in Shahdol District of Madhya Pradesh to determine the impact of different types of weeder in SRI. Twenty SRI trained farmers, were selected for practicing SRI trained before Jawahar paddy plant marker for line marking at equi-distance among plant to plant and row to row in the grids of 25 x 25 cms and cono weeder, rotary weeder and twin wheel hoe for weeding. It was observed that average productivity was 555 kg/ha as compared to farmers practice 275 kg/ha. Cono weeder and rotary weeder were found suitable for weeding in wet condition and twin wheel hoe in dry condition of SRI fields.