Rice
Commodity management
6.1 Irrigation
8 to 10 days after transplanting less water is required (less than 1cm depth)
10 days after transplanting 2 to 5cm of water is required
Water is added as the stem elongates until maturity when the field must be drained (15 days before
6.2 Weeding
- Weeding should be done regularly (3 to 5 times).
- Weed control is very important especially during the first 15 to 20 days after transplanting.
6.3. Methods of controlling weeds
- Weeds controlled during land preparation
- Transplanting of rice into puddle soil
- Flooding and water management
- Mobilize sufficient water to the field
- Hand, hole, machines weeding and herbicides
6.4.Fertilization
- Basal dressing; apply 100kg of 23:21:0+4S in combination with 10Kg S/A per hectare at the time of transplanting or two-three weeks after emergence of the directly sown seed.
- Top dressing; apply 100kg of Urea at 30 to 40 days after planting this promotes tillering.