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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