How to cultivate rice
Have you ever imagined about the rice how the come from rice fields to your plates.
India is the largest producer of white and brown rice in world comparised of 20% of total production.
Rice is one of the chief grains of India, moreover, India has the largest area for rice cultivation. Rice is one of the principal food crops of India.
Paddy is the dominant crop of the country.
India is one of the leading producers of rice.
Rice is also the basic food crop and being a tropical plant, it flourishes comfortably in hot and humid climate of India. Paddy is mainly grown in rain fed areas that receive heavy annual rainfall.
Paddy can be cultivated by different methods based on the type of area.
In India the traditional methods are still in use for harvesting paddy to get rice.
Procedure:-
Step 1 :The fields are initially ploughed and then fertiliser is applied which typically consists of dung and then the field is smoothed in the month of June.
Step2: The seeds are transplanted by hand and then through proper irrigation, the seeds are cultivated in the month of July.
Step 3: Rice grows on a variety of soils like silts, loams and gravels.
However clayey loam is well suited to the raising of this crop. Actually the clayey soil can be easily converted into mud in which rice seedlings can be transplanted easily in July.
Step 4: Proper care has to be taken as this crop thrives if the soil remains wet and is under water during its growing years.
* Rice fields should be level properly and should have low mud walls for retaining water.
*In the plain areas, In the hilly areas, slopes are cut into terraces steps for the cultivation of rice also known as steps farming.
Have you ever imagined about the rice how the come from rice fields to your plates.
India is the largest producer of white and brown rice in world comparised of 20% of total production.
Rice is one of the chief grains of India, moreover, India has the largest area for rice cultivation. Rice is one of the principal food crops of India.
Paddy is the dominant crop of the country.
India is one of the leading producers of rice.
Rice is also the basic food crop and being a tropical plant, it flourishes comfortably in hot and humid climate of India. Paddy is mainly grown in rain fed areas that receive heavy annual rainfall.
Paddy can be cultivated by different methods based on the type of area.
In India the traditional methods are still in use for harvesting paddy to get rice.
Procedure:-
Step 1 :The fields are initially ploughed and then fertiliser is applied which typically consists of dung and then the field is smoothed in the month of June.
Step2: The seeds are transplanted by hand and then through proper irrigation, the seeds are cultivated in the month of July.
Step 3: Rice grows on a variety of soils like silts, loams and gravels.
However clayey loam is well suited to the raising of this crop. Actually the clayey soil can be easily converted into mud in which rice seedlings can be transplanted easily in July.
Step 4: Proper care has to be taken as this crop thrives if the soil remains wet and is under water during its growing years.
* Rice fields should be level properly and should have low mud walls for retaining water.
*In the plain areas, In the hilly areas, slopes are cut into terraces steps for the cultivation of rice also known as steps farming.
