Sharing of SRI Experiencein Punjab

Presented byKapil Behal s/o Keshav BehalV&PO HayatnagarDistrict: Gurdaspur, Punjab 143521Mobile: +9198 7700 0403Email: kapil.mintu@gmail.comUnder the guidance of Dr. Amrik Singh, Deputy Project

Director, ATMA, Gurdaspur From powerpoint presentation to 3rd National SRI Symposium, TNAU,

Coimbatore, Dec. 1-3, 2008

FARMER: KAPIL BEHAR HAYATNAGAR VILLAGE, GURDASPURKHARIF 2008-09 AREA UNDER SRI: 1 ACRE VARIETY: PHB-71

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ParameterParameter Farmer methodFarmer method SRISRIDate of nursery sowingDate of nursery sowing 25/5/200825/5/2008 25/5/200825/5/2008

Date of transplantingDate of transplanting 3/7/20083/7/2008 6/6/20086/6/2008

Date of harvestingDate of harvesting 25/10/200825/10/2008 13/10/200813/10/2008

Weed controlWeed control 1.2 ltr Butachlor1.2 ltr Butachlor 3 x use of conoweeder3 x use of conoweeder

Farmyard manure (FYM)Farmyard manure (FYM) NilNil 4 tons4 tons

Fertilizer (Urea kg/acre)Fertilizer (Urea kg/acre) 110 kg110 kg 65 kg65 kg

Productive tillers/mProductive tillers/m22 307 307 395395

No. of grains/panicleNo. of grains/panicle 385385 415415

Grains wt./panicle (g)Grains wt./panicle (g) 3.653.65 7.357.35

Length of panicle (cm)Length of panicle (cm) 29.7029.70 31.1231.12

Chaffy grain (%)Chaffy grain (%) 2626 2121

No. of plants/mNo. of plants/m22 1818 1616

Grain yield (t/ha)Grain yield (t/ha) 7.77.7 9.89.8

Duration (days)Duration (days) 139139 136136

No. of irrigationsNo. of irrigations 25 (5 cm depth, 25 (5 cm depth, standing water)standing water)

13 (2.5 cm depth – alt. 13 (2.5 cm depth – alt. drying and wetting)drying and wetting)Dr Amrik SinghDr Amrik Singh04/13/23

Performance of SRI (Kharif 2008-09)

Parameter PAU-201 PUSA-1121 Punjab Basmati No. 2

Non- SRI

SRI Non- SRI

SRI Non- SRI

SRI

No. of plants per m2 19 16 20 16 18 16

No. of panicles per m2 279 325 244 321 239 294

No. of grains per panicle 275 321 170 187 167 181

Wt. of 1000 grains (g) 30.1 32.2 30.3 35.7 28 28.1

Yield per 25 m2 (kgs) 19.2 23.7 14.3 15.1 12 12.7

Benefits of SRI Seed requirement 75% less

Water requirement 45-50 % less with greater resistance to water stress

Fertilizer requirement 25%-40% less

Head rice recovery 71-74%

Maturity period Uniform

Duration 8-10 days less

Yield 20%-25% more

Root systems and tillering

Strong & profuse, resulting in lodging resistance

Pest & disease management

Development of resistance against foot rot in basmati rice

Soil health Increase in microbiological activities

Quality of grain Better

Method of Method of CultivationCultivation

No. of No. of irrigations irrigations per acreper acre

Time to irrigate Time to irrigate one acreone acre

Saving of water Saving of water under SRIunder SRI

Conventional Conventional methodsmethods 2626

4 hours 4 hours (5 cm)(5 cm)

45-50 %45-50 %SRISRI

14142.15 hours 2.15 hours

(2.5 cm (2.5 cm intermittent intermittent drying and drying and

wetting)wetting) If we apply SRI method of rice cultivation in 26 lakh hectare area If we apply SRI method of rice cultivation in 26 lakh hectare area of rice in Punjab, then it is estimated that 50% water and electricity of rice in Punjab, then it is estimated that 50% water and electricity can be saved.can be saved.

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04/13/23

Saving of Water for Irrigation