Efficacy and Economics of Different Need Based Nitrogen Management Approaches in Winter Rice
- 1 Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- 2 Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- 3 Weed Management Laboratory, Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- 4 Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- 5 Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- 6 Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Abstract
This experiment aimed to study the efficacy of different nitrogen (N) management approaches in winter rice. The experiment consisted of two rice varieties: 1) BRRI (Bangladesh Rice Research Institute) dhan29-an inbred and 2) Dhanigold-a hybrid, and eight N management approaches: 1) BRRI recommended N (control), 2) Soil analysis based N management, 3) N application based on Agro-ecological zone, 4) 20 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤35 SPAD (Silicon photon activate diode) value, 5) 30 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤35 SPAD value, 6) 20 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤3.0 LCC (leaf colour chart) value, 7) 30 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤3.0 LCC value and 8) Urea Super Granule. Between two varieties, hybrid Dhani gold produced higher grain yield (6.67 t·ha -1 ) than the inbred BRRI dhan29. Application of 20 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤3.0 LCC value gave the highest grain yield (7.10 t·ha -1 ), whereas the lowest grain yield (5.92 t·ha -1 ) was found from the SPAD approach with 20 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤35 SPAD value. In case of treatment interaction highest grain yield (7.34 t·ha -1 ) was found in BRRI dhan29 coupled with 20 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤3.0 LCC value with 18 kg·N·savings·ha -1 over control, maximum gross income (146,800 BDT·ha -1 ) and net benefit (142,120 BDT·ha -1 ), which was statistically identical with the grain yield from the interaction of Dhani gold and 30 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤3.0 LCC value but required 42 kg·extra·N·ha -1 (over control). The lowest grain yield (5.19 t·ha -1 ) was found when Dhanigold was coupled with 30 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤35 SPAD value, while the 20 kg·N·application·ha -1 at ≤35 SPAD value gave moderate yield (6.87 t·ha -1 ) with considerable higher gross (139,600 BDT·ha -1 ) and net (136,090 BDT·ha -1 ) incomes than the control (gross: 121,000 and net: 115,600 BDT·ha -1 ). The results reveal that 20 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤3.0 LCC value appeared as the promising practice for inbred BRRI dhan29, and 30 kg·N·ha -1 at ≤35 SPAD value for hybrid Dhanigold in terms of yield, N use efficiency and economic benefit of winter rice.
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