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| Growth and yield of rice as affected by transplanting dates and seedlings per hill under high temperature of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan |
| BALOCH Mohammad Safdar, AWAN Inayat Ullah, HASSAN Gul |
| Agricultural Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, NWFP, Pakistan; Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, NWFP, Pakistan; Department of Weed Science, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar 25130, NWFP, Pakistan |
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Abstract Studies were initiated for two consecutive years to find out the effect of time of transplanting and seedlings hill−1 on the productivity of rice in Dera Ismail Khan district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with split plot arrangements. Main plots consisted of four transplanting dates viz. 20th and 27th of June and 4th and 11th of July while sub-plots contained 1, 2, 3 or 4 seedlings hill−1. Among transplanting dates, June 20th planted crop gave highest paddy yield and net return with 1 seedling hill–1. It explains that the use of more seedlings hill−1 not only adds to cost but is also a mere wastage of natural resources. Based on research findings, we conclude that the use of 1 seedling hill−1 is most appropriate for timely sowing otherwise 4 seedlings hill–1 should be used to compensate for the yield gap in late transplanted rice.
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Received: 17 January 2006
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