2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 9

author(s)
BS Jambhulkar, AN Paslawar, Usha Dongarwar, MP Meshram, DV Mali and PN Chirde

abstract
An experiment entitled, “Response of paddy (Oryza sativa L.) under natural farming practices” was conducted during kharif season of 2023-24 at farm of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sakoli Dist. Bhandara (M.S.) under Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola. The study on paddy revealed that conventional method of RDF 100:50:50 NPK kg ha^-1 significantly highest growth parameters of paddy. However, among all the natural farming practices, an application of Ghanajivamrut @ 500 kg ha^-1 before transplanting + application of Jivamrut @ 500 L ha-1 (15 days interval) + foliar spray of jivamrut (at panicle initiation, flowering and grains filling stage) + incorporation of paddy straw @ 2 t ha^-1 + Glyricidia cuttings @ 2 t ha^-1 at puddling has recorded maximum values of growth parameter of rice among all the natural farming practices.