Comparative Study on Productivity and Profitability of Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Under Different Crop Establishment Methods in Amabala, Haryana

Rice-wheat cropping system is the pre-dominant cropping system in Haryana (India). The continued adoption of exhaustive puddled transplanted rice method has resulted in declined factor productivity. Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) is a promising resource conservation technology in rice-wheat cropping system. Several on-farm and on-station field experiments were conducted during the year 2014 and 2015 to evaluate direct seeded rice options as compared to transplanted rice with an objective to improve farm productivity, efficiency and economics. Labour and cost saving of 97% and 81% were observed in direct seeded rice (DSR) as compared to manual puddled transplanted rice in sowing/transplanting. Manual puddle transplanted (CT-PTR) was found non-significant effect on rice yields compared to Direct seeded rice (DSRv) in vatter during both the years. DSRv and DSRz consumed 18–26% less water as compared to puddled transplanted rice during both years. When compared to manual puddled transplanted rice, a labour saving of 9–13 percent (overall) was observed in both DSR during both the years. The B: C ratio was highest in DSR in zero till condition (4.0) as compared to CT-PTR (3.5), whereas, energy productivity obtained significantly highest in DSR both conditions than CT-PTR during the both years.