Madras Agricultural Journal
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EFFICACY OF UREA FORMS AND MODE OF APPLICATION ON LOWLAND RICE

Abstract

Field trial was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore for four soosana during 1978-80 in a doop clay loam soil, to study the efficiency of different urea forms with split application of prilled urea on lowland rice The grain yield was consistantly higher with granulated compost. Placement of super granules in the reduced zone was next best in efficiency. Neem cake coated uroa, uren oniched FYM and split application of prilled uroa were comparable in their efficiency. The panicles per square metre were greater and mean panicle weight heavier when granulated compost was used as a source of nitrogen.

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