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Rice-the staple food-Crop Establishment
Crop Establishment
- Crop establishment is the establishment of seeds or seedlings in the field in order to obtain a successful crop with an optimum potential yield.
- Two main methods are practiced in Sri Lanka (extent of crop established with each method is given in Table 1).
- The choice of the method of establishment depends on factors such as,
- “age” of the variety
- soil moisture level
- climatic conditions
- availability of inputs and labor
Table 1: Extent of crop established under different methods (2019/20 Yala and 2020 Maha)
Method of crop establisment | 2019/20Maha | 2020 Yala |
Broadcasting | 97.8% | 96.4% |
Row transplanating | 0.5 % | 0.9% |
Random transplanting | 0.5% | 1.1% |
Parachute (seedling broadcasting) | 1.2% | 1.5% |
Others | – | 0.1 |