Mechanical Cultivation of Rice Under Puddle and Unpuddle Condition

ISBN-13: 9783659443466 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 60 str.

Kumar Rakesh;Singh Shashank

Opis

Rice is a major crop that is grown in more than 110 countries. The total area planted under rice in India is 44.0 million hectares which is largest in the world against a total area of 156.6 million hectares. The average yield of rice in India is 3.2 tonnes/hectare alone. The reasons for low yield are limited area under irrigation, seasonal shortage of resources and delay in land preparation and transplanting. A study on economics and major constraints in rice cultivation in Kaithal district of Haryana was conducted during 2009-10.Total costs in rice production amounted to be Rs. 33778.68/ha. Average yield was 4.99 t/ha. Benefit-cost ratio worked out to be 1.27. Pests and disease incidence, lack of remunerative price and labour shortage were the major constraints in rice production.

O autorze

Kumar, RakeshRakesh Kumar is M.Tech in Farm Power and Machinery from CCS HAU, Hisar in 2011. Presently, he is working as Junior Engineer at State Farms Corporation of India (SFCI), Government of India at Rajasthan.Shashank Singh got his Masters in ABE from Purdue University, USA in 2009. He is presently HOD, Agricultural Engineering at MITB.