Nursery

• Apply 1 tonne of fully decomposed FYM or compost to 20 cents nursery uniformly on dry soil..
• Apply 40 kg DAP before last puddling when the seedlings are to be pulled out in 20-25 days after sowing in less fertile nursery soils.
• If DAP not available, apply straight fertilizers @ 16 kg urea and 120 kg super phosphate.
• If seedlings are to be pulled out after 25 days, application of DAP is to be done 10 days prior to pulling out.
• For clayey soils where root snapping is a problem, 4 kg of gypsum and 1 kg of DAP/cent can be applied at 10 days after sowing.
• Soil application of 100 g ZnSO₄ /cent can be followed.

Seed Treatment with Bio-fertilizers:

• Carrier Based Formulation: Treat seeds required for one hectare with 1 kg each of biofertilizers viz., Azsopirillum, Phosphobacteria, (or) Azophos, Silicate solubilizing bacteria (SSB) / Potash bacteria (KRB) using rice gruel, shade dry for 30 minutes before sowing.
• Zinc Deficient Soils: Along with existing recommended biofertilizers, treat seeds required for one hectare with 1 kg of zinc solubilizing bacterium using rice gruel, shade dry for 30 minutes before sowing.

Seed Treatment with Carrier Based Biofertilizers

• Liquid Formulation: Treat seeds required for one hectare with 125 ml of each biofertilizers viz., Azsopirillum, Phosphobacteria (or) Azophos, Silicate solubilizing bacteria (SSB) / Potash bacteria (KRB) shade dry for 30 minutes before sowing.
• Zinc Deficient Soils: Along with existing recommended biofertilizers, treat seeds required for one hectare with 125 ml of zinc solubilizing bacterium shade dry for 30 minutes before sowing.

Seed Treatment with Liquid Biofertilizers