Advantages of DSR
- Reduce cost of production.
- Reduce cost of tillage in following order.
i.e. ZT-DSR > CT-dry > DSR > wet DSR > Transplanted rice.
- Avoidance of problem and cost of nursery bed preparation , seedling raising , uprooting , transporting , transplanting .
- Crops can be harvested 7-10 days earlier.
- Increase input use efficiency , fertilizer , irrigation water , etc.
- Reduce women’s durdgery.
- Address the problem of labor shortage.
Limitations / Disadvantages of DSR
- Problem in crop stand establishment due to weather stress (drought and flooding ) , damage caused by pest like rat , bird.
- Weed problem is higher than in transplanted rice.
- Poor availability of technicians and machines for ZT-DSR.