Adoption of integrated crop management practices in rice can improve the yields substantially. Demonstrations conducted in the farmers field of selected cluster villages of coastal Karnataka for a period of two years indicated that the adoption of integrated crop management practices in rice recorded an yield of 53.6 q/ha compared to farmers practice (40.95 q/ha) an increase by 31.6% over a period of two years. There was additional net returns gain by Rs. 24,316/- in demonstration plots compared to check.
Harish Shenoy*
Dept. of Agronomy, Livestock Research and Information Centre (Amrithmahal), Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Konehalli, Tiptur, Karnataka (572 201), India
Shenoy, H., 2020. Reaping higher yields in rice through integrated crop management practices. Biotica Research Today 2(5), 149-150.
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