Soil requirement :
- Rice can be grown in wide range of pH 4.5 – 8.
- Optimum pH : 6.5-7.5
- Soil with clay particle and organic matter
- Soil with good water holding capacity.
Methods of sowing / cultivation :
A) Direct seeded rice (DSR)
B) Transplanted rice
A) Types of DSR :
- Dry DSR : It is of two types
a) Conventional / till dry – DSR : – Sowing method : Broadcasting , behind the plogh , seed drilling.
b) Zero till dry DSR :- Sowing method : Seed drilling by ZF- seed drill machine.
- Wet DSR :- Sowing method : Broadcasting , seedling in line by drum seeder.
B) Types of transplanted rice :
- Annual transplanting : Transplanting y hand
- Mechanical transplanting : Transplanting by mechanical transplanter.