3. Transplanted Ahu rice cultivation

Thematic area : Cultivation of ahu rice under irrigated condition
Year of release : Under pipeline
Details of the technology :
Variety : TTB103-20, TTB103-21
Characteristics : TTB103-20: Semi dwarf with good grain quality
TTB103-21 : Semi dwarf
Duration : TTB103-20: 130 days
TTB103-21: 130 days
Grain character : TTB103-20: Medium slender
TTB103-21: Medium slender
Sowing time : TTB103-20: Middle of February
: TTB103-21: Middle of February
Seed rate : 40 kg per ha.
Space between lines : 15 cm
Space between rows : 15 cm
Seed treatment : Mancozeb @ 2.5 g/kg or Captan @ 2.5 g/kg
Land preparation : Thoroughly puddled
Manuring : 10 tons per ha
Fertilization : 40 : 20 : 20 kg of N : P₂O₅ : K₂O per ha
Harvesting time : May-June
Pest management : Annexure II
Disease management : Annexure III
Farming situations : Irrigated, upland to shallow low land
Agro-climatic zones : All zones
Source of technology : Regional Agricultural Research Station
Assam Agricultural University
Titabar _ 781 360, Assam
Source of critical inputs : Annexure _ I
Benefit Cost Ratio : 1.30:1
Observations to be recorded
i. Temperature
ii. Rainfall
iii. Date of sowing
iv. Date of germination
v. Date of planting
vi. Date of weeding
vii. Days to 50% flowering
viii. Plant height
ix. Number of Ear bearing tillers/m²
x. Grain per panicle
xi. Grain type
xii. Pest infestation
xiii. Disease infection
xiv. Grain yield
xv. Farmers' reaction
Technology assessments (Matrices) : Annexure _ IV