ACTION PLAN FOR KHARIF 2022 TRIALS UNDER CSISA PROJECT

Name of Project: CSISA Project

Location: KVK, Bhadrak

Proposed Trials:

Trial 1: Evaluate the effect of agronomic and genetic bio-fortification approaches in manual puddled transplanted rice

Objective:

To compare the indivisual and combined effect of Zn enriched variety and Zn fertilizer application on productivity, profitability and grain quality (Zn content) of rice under manual puddled transplanted rice (PTR) in Odisha.

            Trial locations:  5 villages of Bhadrak block

            Rice variety: Farmers’ choice var - Swarna and Zn enriched var. DRR Dhan 49

            Plot size: At least 500 m2 for each treatment

Treatment Details

Sl. No.

Treatment

T1

Control: Farmer variety(FV) + No Zn application

T2

Zn-enriched variety (ZV) + No Zn application

T3

FV+ ZnSO4 basal application @25kg/ha + 0.5%Zn foliar spray at grain filling

T4

ZV+ ZnSO4 basal application @25kg/ha + 0.5%Zn foliar spray at grain filling

Trial 2: Evaluate the effect of agronomic and genetic bio-fortification approaches in manual puddled transplanted rice in Odisha (at KVK farm)

Objective:

To compare the indivisual and combined effect of Zn enriched variety and Zn fertilizer application on productivity, profitability and grain quality (Zn content) of rice under manual puddled transplanted rice (PTR) in Odisha.

            Trial locations:  KVK farm

            Rice variety: Swarna and Zn enriched var. DRR Dhan 49

Plot size: 200m2 per treatment

Treatment Details

Sl. No.

Treatment

T1

Control: Farmer variety(FV) + No Zn application

T2

Zn-enriched variety (ZV) + No Zn application

T3

FV+ ZnSO4 basal application @25kg/ha + 0.5%Zn foliar spray at grain filling

T4

ZV+ ZnSO4 basal application @25kg/ha + 0.5%Zn foliar spray at grain filling

T5

FV + Foliar spray of nano-zinc 4ml/litre at grain filling stage

T6

ZV + Foliar spray of nano-zinc 4ml/litre at grain filling stage

Note: NPK fertilizers and organic manure to be applied as per the recommendation for all the treatments. A gap of 4-5 days between application of phosphorus and Zinc will be given. Other management practices should be same for all treatments.

Trial 3: Evaluate suitable inbreeds and hybrids under transplanted rice in Odisha

Objective:

To compare the performance of different duration of hybrids and inbreds under transplanted rice for enabling timely planting of succeeding rabi crops in Odisha

            Trial locations:  5 farmers’ field of Bhadrak

            Rice variety: Swarna, Dhani DT, Arize 6444 Gold, AZ 8433 DT

Plot size: 200m2 per treatment

 Treatment Details:

Sl. No.

Treatment

T1

Arize 6444 Gold

T2

Dhani DT 

T3

AZ 8433 DT

Best crop management practices should be followed across all treatments

Data Collection:

  ·      Number of tillers/m2 at panicle initiation

·         No of panicles/m2 at maturity

·         No of grains per panicle at maturity

·         No of filled and unfilled grains per panicle maturity

·         Days to maturity (seed to seed)

·         Test weight (1000 grain weight)

·         Lodging percentage at harvest

·         Grain Yield (kg/ha)

·         Straw yield (kg/ha)

·         Grain samples (100 grams from each treatment)

·         Cost of cultivation (seed, land preparation, crop establishment, labour, fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, harvesting and threshing)