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Studies on Ratooning in Vaigai and Bhavani Rice Varieties

Abstract

A field study was conducted to assess the suitability of short and medium duration rice varieties viz.. Vaigai and Bhavani respectively for ratoon cropping, response to nitrogen levels and, heights of cutting of the planted crop at the time of harvest. The study cle- arly indicated that Bhavani as a ratoon crop, applied with 120 kg N/ha and harvested at 20 cm.height gave the maximum yield (4851 kg/ha), Ratooning With Bhavani, besides producing higher yield, gave way of raising a short duration pulse as third crop in Perlyar-Vaigai Project area of Madurai region.

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