1. The System of Rice Intensification in Jharkhand and Bihar Bringing new perspectives to the search for household food security _______ _____ NEEDS www.needsngo.in
7. Farmer’s name : Sh. Rajeshwar Village : Bichgarha Panchayat : Sarwa Area : 10 decimals (0.1 ha) Variety : MTU-7029 Block : Sarwa District : Deoghar System of Rice Intensification: A Case
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9. Particulars: SRI Date of sowing 12-07-2006 Date of transplanting 25-07-2006 Date of harvesting 10-11-2006 Number of weedings and hoeings 4 Maximum number of tillers/hill 108 Minimum number of tillers/hill 62 Average number of tillers / hill 81 Number of effective tillers / hill * 32, 39, 43, 46, 86* Length of panicle (cm) * 15 to 23.7* Number of grains / panicle * 173, 223, 269, 303, 305* No. of plants / m 3 * 11, 11, 12, 15, 15* Grain yield (t/ha) (*samples) 12.9
14. Comparison of SRI and Traditional Paddy Cultivation Farmer’s name : Sh. Rajeshwar Village : Bichgarha Panchayat : Sarwa Area : 10 decimals (0.1 ha) Variety : MTU-7029 Block : Sarwan District : Deoghar
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16. Particulars SRI Traditional Date of sowing 12-07-2006 02-07-2006 Area (dm) 10 10 Date of transplanting 25-07-2006 25-07-2006 Date of harvesting 10-11-2006 13-11-2006 Number of weedings and hoeings 4 0 Maximum number of tillers/hill 106 13 Minimum number of tillers/hill 62 4 Average number of tillers / hill 78 8 Number of effective tillers /hill* 32, 39, 43, 46, 81 4, 5, 8, 8, 11 Length of panicle (cm) * 15 to 23.7 8 to15.1 Number of grains / panicle* 173, 223, 269, 303, 305 104,143,167,170, 184 No. of plants / m 3 * 12 to 15 38 to 43 Grain yield (t/ ha) (* samples) 9.25 3.45