Assessment of Direct Seeded and Transplanting Methods of Rice Cultivars in the Western Part of Uttar Pradesh

ABSTRACT A split plot design experiment based with three replications was conducted to compare differences between direct seeded rice and transplanting methods. Different cultivation methods were transplanting in wet lands, DSR:dry seeding (sowing dry seeds into dry soil),wet seeding (sowing pre-germinated seeds on wet puddle soils) and water seeding (seeds sown into standing water) in the main plots and different cultivars were "Pusa Basmati-1","Pusa Sugendha-4","Pusa Sugendha-5",and"Vallabh 22" in the sub-plots during 2010 to 2012.According to analysis of variance, the effects of cultivars on all yield components (panicle/m 2 ,seed/panicle, and 1000grain weight),plant height, panicle length, and total tiller were significant, while the effect of cultivation method was significant on the rest of the traits except for grain weight. The largest and least number of seed/panicle was obtained under interaction effect of transplanting method of "Vallabh-22" and direct seeded method as distribution of "Pusa Sugendha-5", respectively. Plant height in wide raised Beds method of "Pusa Sugendha-5"and transplanting method of"Vallabh-22" appeared to be the highest and lowest, respectively. The largest and least number of tillers and fertile tillers were obtained in direct seeded method of "Pusa Basmati-1" and transplanting method of "Pusa Sugendta-4", respectively. The yield across different varieties was not significant, while different cultivation methods were significant. The most and least yield was seen in transplanting and direct seeded methods, respectively. Yield amount was significant between transplanting and dry seeding methods, but because of 20 to 30% reduction in production cost due to the omission of seedling and transplanting operations, as well as reduction in the length of crop cultivation period in direct seeded method that caused conserved water and energy, a little reduction in direct seeded method will be compensating. Thus, direct seeded method as dry seeding is introduced as an economical method for rice production in this area and "Vallabh-22" has the better compatibility to this method than other varieties