Seed treatment for sowing paddy and method of preparing plants in nursery

paddy The cultivation of paddy is done on a large scale in our country. But sometimes due to the outbreak of some diseases or pests, the yield of crops is adversely affected. In such a situation, it is necessary to treat the seeds properly to protect the crop from various diseases. At the same time, due to lack of correct information about preparing plants in the nursery, there is also a decrease in the yield. If you are also going to cultivate paddy, then get information about the method of seed treatment and preparation of plants in nursery from here.

seed treatment method

• To treat the seeds, first prepare a solution by mixing 10 grams of Bavistin and 2.5 grams of Posamycin or 2.5 grams of Agrimycin or 1 gram of Streptocycline in 10 liters of water.

• Soak 8 kg healthy seeds in this solution for 24 hours.

• To treat 20 kg of seed, 25 liters of solution will be required.

• The seeds treated with this method are less prone to diseases like root rot disease, leaf blight disease, gust etc.

• Apart from this, 1 kg of seed can also be treated with 3 g of Bavistin fungicide.

nursery plant preparation

• Make a fine plowing of nursery soil. The loamy soil facilitates seed germination and root development.

• For healthy plants, mix well decomposed cow dung in the nursery.

• After this, prepare the beds in the nursery for sowing the seeds.

• Sow the seeds in the upper part of the beds. This does not damage the roots at the time of removal of the plants.

• After sowing the seeds, apply loose soil and cow dung in the nursery. Apart from this, if you want, you can also cover the seeds with straw.

• Avoid sowing of seeds in excess quantity in nursery. Sowing of seeds in excessive quantity weakens the plants and the problem of rotting of the plants can also arise.

• Irrigate with sprinkler method to maintain the moisture content in the soil.

• Spray 460 grams of urea per 100 square meters of land 5-6 days before the removal of plants from nursery.

• After 3 to 4 weeks of sowing the seeds are ready for transplanting in the main field.

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We hope this information will prove to be important for you. By treating the seeds with this method and preparing the nursery, you can definitely get healthy plants of paddy. If you liked this information please like this post and also share it with other farmers. So that more and more farmers can take advantage of this information. Ask us your questions related to this through comments.