Productivity and economics of direct seeded rice in Cauvery delta zone of Nagapattinam district

Abstract

Rice is major stable crop. The study was conducted in Vedharanyam, Kilvelur and Nagapattinam of Nagapattinam district. The total of 55 farmers were selected as beneficiaries for the study. The documentation of agronomic practices followed for the production of direct seeded rice has been done. The study shows that average no. of. Plants/m2 was 34, no. of productive tillers/plant was 27, length of Panicle/plant (cm) was 27, no. of grain/ panicle was 132, 1000 grain weight was 16 and Yield - Grain yield (kg/ha) was 5605. average expenditure was 34,890, gross return (Rs/ha) was 1,24,918, net return (Rs/ha) was 90,666 and B:C ratio was 3.5. This study concluded that higher net income was in direct seeded rice which would be beneficial for the farmers.