APPENDIX (I) – (II) – (III) – (IV)
Schedule of field operations carried out in hybrid rice
|
Sr. No. |
Field operations |
Date of operation |
|
|
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
||
|
1. |
Ploughing by tractor drawn plough |
10.05.2000 |
12.05.2001 |
|
2. |
Clod crushing by disc harrow |
10.05.2000 |
14.05.2001 |
|
3. |
Preparation of nursery beds |
20.05.2000 |
15.05.2001 |
|
4. |
Manuring of nursery beds |
20.05.2000 |
16.05.2001 |
|
5. |
Sowing of seeds in nursery |
21.05.2000 |
18.05.2001 |
|
6. |
Top dressing of nursery beds |
30.06.2000 |
02.07.2001 |
|
7. |
Puddling of the field and leveling |
05.07.2000 |
10.07.2001 |
|
8. |
Layout of experiment and preparation of bunds |
06.07.2000 |
11.07.2001 |
|
9. |
Manures and fertilizer application |
||
|
a. Application of gliricidia |
06.07.2000 |
12.07.2001 |
|
|
b. First dose of NPK at the time of transplanting |
08.07.2000 |
13.07.2001 |
|
|
i. 50% dose of nitrogen |
|||
|
ii. Full dose of phosphorus |
|||
|
iii. Full dose of potassium |
|||
|
c. Second dose of nitrogen i.e. 25% N at maximum tillering stage |
08.08.2000 |
18.08.2001 |
|
|
d. Third dose of nitrogen i.e. 25% N at panicle initiation stage. |
08.09.2000 |
18.09.2001 |
|
|
10. |
Transplanting |
08.07.2000 |
13.07.2001 |
|
11. |
Gap filling |
15.07.2000 |
20.07.2001 |
|
12. |
Removing off type plants |
22.07.2000 |
26.07.2001 |
|
13. |
Weeding |
30.07.2000 |
02.08.2001 |
|
14. |
Poison baiting for crab (Boiled rice + Endosulfan) |
09.07.2000 |
10.07.2001 |
|
15. |
Plant protection measures |
||
|
a. Spraying of Endosulfan |
20.08.2000 |
13.08.2001 |
|
|
b. Spraying of Cypermethrin |
04.09.2000 |
13.08.2001 |
|
|
16. |
Harvesting and drying |
22.10.2000 |
29.10.2001 |
|
17. |
Threshing |
26.10.2000 |
03.10.2001 |
|
18. |
Winnowing and cleaning |
27.10.2000 |
05.10.2001 |
|
19. |
Weighing and recording observations |
29.10.2000 |
06.10.2001 |
Schedule of field operations carried out in mustard
|
Sr. No. |
Field operations |
Date of operation |
|
|
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
||
|
1. |
Ploughing by plough |
05.12.2000 |
17.11.2001 |
|
2. |
Clod crushing by disc harrow |
07.12.2000 |
18.11.2001 |
|
3. |
Stubble picking |
07.12.2000 |
20.11.2001 |
|
4. |
Leveling |
08.12.2000 |
20.11.2001 |
|
5. |
Layout of experiment and preparation of bunds |
08.12.2000 |
21.11.2001 |
|
6. |
Preparation of beds |
09.12.2000 |
22.11.2001 |
|
7. |
Seed treatment with Captan |
12.12.2000 |
23.11.2001 |
|
8. |
Fertilizer application according to treatments |
||
|
a. First dose of NPK fertilizers at the time of transplanting |
12.12.2000 |
23.11.2001 |
|
|
i) 50% dose of nitrogen |
|||
|
ii) Full dose of phosphorus and potassium |
|||
|
b. Second dose (25%) of nitrogen (1 month after sowing) |
12.01.2001 |
23.12.2001 |
|
|
c. Third dose (25%) of nitrogen (2 months after sowing) |
13.02.2001 |
23.01.2002 |
|
|
9. |
Sowing |
12.12.2000 |
23.11.2001 |
|
10. |
Irrigations |
12.12.2000 |
23.11.2001 |
|
11. |
Thinning |
27.12.2000 |
08.12.2001 |
|
12. |
Weeding |
27.12.2000 |
08.12.2001 |
|
13. |
Plant protection measures |
||
|
a. Spraying of Dimethoate |
28.12.2000 |
28.12.2001 |
|
|
b. Spraying of Endosulphan |
27.12.2000 |
26.01.2002 |
|
|
14. |
Harvesting |
17.03.2001 |
26.02.2002 |
|
15. |
Threshing |
24.03.2001 |
28.02.2002 |
|
17. |
Weighing and recording observations |
29.03.2001 |
02.03.2002 |
Costs used for calculating economics of hybrid rice and mustard
|
Sr. No. |
Particulars |
Unit |
Rupees |
|
1. |
Labour wages |
||
|
Male |
Rs. day-1 |
37.00 |
|
|
Female |
Rs. day-1 |
37.00 |
|
|
Tractor |
Rs. day-1 |
150.00 |
|
|
3. |
Seed material |
||
|
Hybrid rice |
Rs. kg-1 |
75.00 |
|
|
Mustard |
Rs. kg-1 |
30.00 |
|
|
4. |
Fertilizers and manures |
||
|
Urea |
Rs. kg-1 |
4.78 |
|
|
Single super phosphate |
Rs. kg-1 |
2.98 |
|
|
Muriate of potash |
Rs. kg-1 |
4.42 |
|
|
Gliricidia |
Rs. ton-1 |
100.00 |
|
|
5. |
Plant protection |
||
|
Endosulphan |
Rs. lit.-1 |
324.00 |
|
|
Phorate 10% Granules |
Rs. kg -1 |
68.00 |
|
|
Dimecron |
Rs. lit.-1 |
490.00 |
|
|
Cypermethrin |
Rs. lit.-1 |
998.00 |
|
|
Dithane M-45 |
Rs. kg -1 |
240.00 |
|
|
6. |
Produce |
||
|
Main produce |
|||
|
1) Hybrid rice grain |
Rs. q-1 |
600.00 |
|
|
2) Mustard grains |
Rs. q-1 |
2500.00 |
|
|
By produce |
|||
|
1) Hybrid rice straw |
Rs. q-1 |
60.00 |
|
|
2) Mustard stover |
Rs. q-1 |
30.00 |
Abbreviations used
|
% |
- |
per cent |
|
@ |
- |
at the rate of |
|
0C |
- |
Degree Celsius |
|
B:C |
- |
Benefit cost ratio |
|
C.D. |
- |
critical difference |
|
C:N |
- |
Carbon nitrogen ratio |
|
cm |
- |
centimeter(s) |
|
DAS |
- |
days after sowing |
|
DAT |
- |
days after transplanting |
|
et al. |
- |
and others |
|
Fig. |
- |
Figure(s) |
|
Freq. |
- |
Frequency |
|
FYM |
- |
farm yard manure |
|
g |
- |
gramme(s) |
|
ha |
- |
hectare(s) |
|
i.e. |
- |
id est. (that is) |
|
K |
- |
Potassium |
|
kg |
- |
kilogram(s) |
|
Kharif |
- |
rainy season |
|
lit. |
- |
liter(s) |
|
m |
- |
meter(s) |
|
M.T. |
- |
Million tonne(s) |
|
m2 |
- |
meter square |
|
Max. |
- |
Maximum |
|
Min. |
- |
Minimum |
|
mm |
- |
millimeter(s) |
|
N |
- |
Nitrogen |
|
N.S. |
- |
non-significant |
|
P |
- |
Phosphorus |
|
pp. |
- |
particular page(s) |
|
q |
- |
quintal(s) |
|
Rabi |
- |
Winter season |
|
RH |
- |
relative humidity |
|
Rs. |
- |
rupee(s) |
|
S.Em. |
- |
standard error of mean |
|
Sig. |
- |
Significant |
|
t |
- |
tonne(s) |
|
tr. |
- |
Treatment |
|
viz. |
- |
Namely |
|
WHC |
- |
water holding capacity |
VITA
Shri. Murudkar Rakesh Dattatraya was born on 06th September, 1974 at Dhangandra, Gujarat. Completed Primary Education from Dapoli Mandangad Shikshan Prasaraka Mandali's English Medium School, Dapoli. Passed High School Examination from Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali, Pune Primary and Secondary Schools (English Medium) Shri. Kshetra Parshuram, Tal. Chiplun in 1991 in first class. Passed the ‘Rashtra Bhasha Balbodhini’ in Distinction conducted by Maharashtra Rashtra Bhasha Sabha, Pune in the year 1986. Passed the Elementary Grade Drawing Examination conducted by Government of Maharashtra Drawing Examinations in the year 1989. Passed Secondary Certificate Examination from Alfred Gradney’s Junior College, Dapoli in 1993 in First Class. Graduated and post-graduated from College of Agriculture, Dapoli in 1997 and 1999, respectively in First Class. Awarded Hexamar Foundation Gold Medal for Standing First in Agronomy in M.Sc. (Agri.) with specialization in weed control measures and plant populations in transplanted rice. Participated in Sericulture project under the ‘Earn While You Learn’ Scheme in the Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Dapoli in the year 1995-96. Completed Diploma in Computer Software (D.C.S.) from Aptech Computer Education and Diploma in Computer Hardware (D.C.H.). Published six papers on weed control measures in rice, groundnut and soybean. Awarded sixteen certificates of merit from various institutions including general proficiency, sports and literature.