Question: asking for the fertilizer dose in terms of per bigha of land for main field to cultivate semi dwarf variety of sali rice and its time of application.
Answer: replied that 12, 18 and 4 kilo grams of urea, ssp and mop respectively can be applied as the fertilizer dose in terms of per bigha of land for main field to cultivate semi dwarf variety of sali rice. time of application suggested is that 1/3 of urea and full doses of ssp and mop to be applied during final puddling. second and third 1/3 of urea to be applied at tillering and panicle initiation stages respectively. also advised that top dressing of urea should be preceded by weeding.