8. Scented rice cultivation

Thematic area : Premier Rice varieties
Year of release : Keteki joha : 2007
Bakul joha Under pipeline
Details of the technology :
Variety : Keteki joha
Bakul joha
Characteristics : Keteki joha :Medium tall
: Bakul joha :Medium tall
Duration : Keteki joha :155-165 days
Bakul joha :155-165 days
Grain character : Keteki joha :Short slender
Bakul joha :Short slender
Sowing time : June
Seed rate : 40 kg per ha.
Space between lines : 20 cm
Space between rows : 20 cm
Seed treatment : Mancozeb @ 2.5 g/kg or Captan @ 2.5 g/kg
Land preparation : Thoroughly puddled
Manuring : 10 tons per ha is desirable
Fertilization : 40 : 20 : 20 kg (N : P₂O₅ : K₂O) per ha
Harvesting time : November-December
Pest management : Annexure II
Disease management : Annexure III
Farming situations : Flood free, shallow low land
Agro-climatic zones : North Bank Plain Zone, Upper Brahmaputra
Valley Zone, Central Brahmaputra Valley
Zone and Barak Valley Zone
Source of technology : Regional Agricultural Research Station
Assam Agricultural University
Titabar _ 781 360, Assam
Source of critical inputs : Annexure _ I
Benefit Cost Ratio : 1.77:1
Observations to be recorded :
i) Temperature
ii) Rainfall
iii) Date of sowing
iv) Date of transplanting
v) Days to 50% flowering
vi) Plant height
vii) Number of Ear bearing tillers
viii) Grains per panicle
ix) Grain type
x) Pest infestation
xi) Disease infection
xii) Grain yield
xiii) Farmers' reaction
Technology assessments (Matrices) : Annexure _ IV.