{"id":246189,"date":"2023-06-03T19:54:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T14:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=246189"},"modified":"2023-06-03T19:54:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T14:24:36","slug":"better-farming-direct-seeding-method-gains-currency-in-indias-paddy-growing-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/better-farming-direct-seeding-method-gains-currency-in-indias-paddy-growing-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Better farming. Direct-seeding method gains currency in India\u2019s paddy growing regions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source:\u00a0<\/b>The post is based on the article<b> \u201cBetter farming. Direct-seeding method gains currency in India\u2019s paddy growing regions\u201d<\/b> published in <b>The Hindu Businessline <\/b>on\u00a0<strong>29th<\/strong><b> May 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_the_News\">What is the News?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Farmers in several leading rice-growing States are shifting to the direct-seeding method with rains getting delayed and the availability of labour becoming a challenge.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Direct-Seeding Method?<\/h2>\n<p>Direct Seeded Rice (DSR), also known as the &#8216;broadcasting seed technique,&#8217; is a water-saving method of sowing paddy. In this method, seeds are directly drilled into the fields, eliminating the need for nursery preparation and transplantation.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the benefits in Direct-Seeding Method?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Low labour cost<\/strong>: Using drum seeders, two labourers can complete sowing on one acre in a day. In the traditional method of sowing seedlings, farmers will need at least 25-30 labourers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduce time<\/strong>: By eliminating the need for nursery cultivation, farmers save approximately 30 days in the crop cycle. Further, this will also help farmer to start Rabi crops early.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduce water consumption<\/strong>: This method can help reduce water consumption by as much as 35% over the traditional process of transplanting rice seedlings from a nursery to waterlogged fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yield increase<\/strong>: The yield under this method is one to two quintals per acre higher than puddled transplanted rice.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the challenges associated with Direct-Seeding Method?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The problem of weeds<\/strong>: The biggest challenge in the direct-seeding method is the problem of weeds. Weed begins to grow along with paddy. In the traditional method, the seedling is about 3-4 week old, allowing it out beat the weed growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Climate impacts<\/strong>: High temperatures and deficient rainfall can affect seed germination and crop growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source:\u00a0The post is based on the article \u201cBetter farming. Direct-seeding method gains currency in India\u2019s paddy growing regions\u201d published in The Hindu Businessline on\u00a029th May 2023 What is the News? Farmers in several leading rice-growing States are shifting to the direct-seeding method with rains getting delayed and the availability of labour becoming a challenge. What&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/better-farming-direct-seeding-method-gains-currency-in-indias-paddy-growing-regions\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Better farming. Direct-seeding method gains currency in India\u2019s paddy growing regions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,9],"tags":[11814],"class_list":["post-246189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-the-hindu-businessline","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}