Most of the farmers cultivate paddy in Kharif season. However, paddy requires more water than other crops. At the same time, about 3 thousand to 5 thousand liters of water is used in the traditional way to get one kg of rice production. This is also one of the main reasons for the fall of underground water levels.

In such a situation, the state governments are emphasizing on direct sowing of paddy to save water. If you also want to stop the increasing water scarcity by joining this campaign of the government, then its direct sowing is a good option for the cultivation of paddy. For this, you need to take care of special things.

Things to keep in mind for direct sowing of paddy

It is very important to choose the right variety of paddy for direct sowing. For this, select such variety of paddy which can get good yield even in drought conditions or less water. Agricultural experts have prepared one such variety ‘Swarna Shakti Paddy’, which has proved to be a boon for the farmers of paddy.

Know the characteristics of Swarna Shakti Paddy

• The cultivation of Swarna Shakti paddy can be done well in less water or even in unirrigated area.

• Its direct sowing can be done in pneumatic soil without mud and without water logging.

• The crop period of this paddy variety is only 115 to 200 days, due to which the production of 4 to 5 tonnes of rice per hectare can be obtained.

• It is a high quality rice variety, which is rich in micronutrients mainly zinc and iron.

Source: Kisan samadhan

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