questions: query regarding boro rice culltivation 
 answers: preparation of seedlings for initial protection in the main field after washing the roots of the uprooted seedlings the root portion is to be dipped in 0.02% solution of chlorpyriphos (1 ml/lit of water) along with 1% urea for 3 hrs. as a protective measure against stem borer, gall midge and hoppers.
fertility management of irrigated area @ urea 18, ssp 27, mop 6 (kg/bigha)
for irrigated area, 1/3rd urea as basal and 1/3rd at the time of tillering and the remaining part at panicle initiation stage are to be applied. super phosphate can also be incorporated into the soil at active tillering stage 25-35 days after transplanting along with second dose of urea