Effect of Various Sowing Methods of Direct Seeded Rice on Yield of Different Cultivars in Relation to Weather Parameters

The field experiment on effect of weather parameters on different rice cultivars with various sowing methods of direct seeded rice was carried out during kharif, 2017 at Agricultural Research Station Farm, Vadgaon Maval, Tal. Maval, Dist. Pune. It was laid out in split plot design with three replications. There were sixteen treatment combinations comprising of four sowing methods and four varieties. Among the four different varieties of paddy, VDN-99-29 (Phule Samruddhi) recorded significantly higher increased yield when sown on raised bed (15-25 x 15-25 cm). It would be, therefore, suggested to adopt direct sowing of paddy variety Phule Samruddhi,on raised bed (15-25 x 15-25 cm) to obtain higher yield.