Rice

1.  Seed treatment

•      Seed treatment with Pseudomonas @ 8g/ kg seed or wet seed treatment with Carbendazim @ 1g/kg seed for 24 hours or
• Dry seed treatment with Carbendazim        2.5g/ seed to protect the crop from soil borne diseases 

2.  Adoption of Alley Ways
For every 2mts leave 20 cm alley ways in east-west direction to penetrate better light which reduces BPH population. It also facilitates other cultural practices (Fertilizer application, spraying etc)

3.  Maintenance of Optimum population and age of the seedlings

Duration	Spacing	Plant population	Age of seedlings
Long duration	20 x 15 cm	33 hills sq mt	35 days
Medium duration	15 x 15 cm	44 hills / sq. mt	30 days
Short duration	I5 x 10 cm	66 hills / sq_mt	25 days

4.  Fertilizer Management

• Avoid Phosphatic fertilizer application as top dressing
• Micro nutrient deficiency
  •   Adoption of green manure cultivation
  •   Application of Zinc to control zinc deficiency based on Soil test results @ 20 kg/ acre as basal application or zinc sulphate (0.20%) spraying ice at 3-4 days intervals on standing crop as soon as symptoms observed.

5.  Plant Protection in nursery

• Application of Carbofuran granules @ 160 g/cent nursery at wet condition to protect main crop from gall midge & stern borer attack
• Clipping leaf tips of aged seedlings to check the Stem borer incidence before transplantation