Fertilizer mixture = 30:30:20 kg NPK/ha
FYM = 500 kg FYM
Vermicompost = 250 kg /ha
Spray 2 % solution of urea or DAP at vegetative stage and at flowering stage.
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Interculture Operation
• Strip cropping (row planting in alternate strips of rice with legumes like groundnut, soybean, black gram, red gram, rice bean, etc. across the slopes helps in resisting the soil erosion and improves soil fertility. 2 rows of legumes (groundnut, soybean, etc) may be sown after every 4 to 6 rows of rice.
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Herbicides
During drought, potassium chloride (2%) may be sprayed at 15 days interval for reducing the stress on plant.
Pre-emergence application of butachlor 0.75 a.i./ha + 2,4-D 0.5 kg a.i./ha.
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Land Preparation
Rain water harvesting (Jalkunds, farm ponds), composting, terracing, planting hedge row species (Tephrosia sp., Indigofera spp. etc.) along the contours, mulching, etc. should be practiced wherever possible for sustainable jhum farming.
