yield quality and nutrient uptake of rice as affected by time and application of organic sources of

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YIELD QUALITY AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE
OF RICE AS AFFECTED BY TIME AND
APPLICATION OF ORGANIC SOURCES OF
NITROGEN

BY
V. SUJATHA
B.Sc. (Ag.)

THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE
ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE
(AGRONOMY)

CHAIRPERSON: Dr. K. MOSHA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, BAPATLA – 522101
ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
2013
CERTIFICATE

Ms. V.SUJATHA has satisfactorily prosecuted the course of research
and that thesis entitled “YIELD, QUALITY AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF
RICE AS AFFECTED BY TIME AND APPLICATION OF ORGANIC
SOURCES OF NITROGEN” submitted is the result of original research work
and is of sufficiently high standard to warrant its presentation to the
examination. I also certify that neither the thesis nor its part thereof has been

previously submitted by her for a degree of any University.

Date: (K. MOSHA)
Chairman of the Advisory Committee
Coordinator & Head
DAATT Centre
RARS, Anakapalle
Visakhapatnam.
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the thesis entitled “YIELD, QUALITY AND
NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF RICE AS AFFECTED BY TIME AND
APPLICATION OF ORGANIC SOURCES OF NITROGEN” submitted in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of ‘Master of Science in
Agriculture’ of the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad is
a record of the bonafide original research work carried out by
Ms. V. SUJATHA under our guidance and supervision.
No part of the thesis has been submitted by the student for any other
degree or diploma. The published part and all the assistance received during the
course of the investigations have been duly acknowledged by the author of the
thesis.
CHAIRMAN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(To be signed at the time of Final Viva- Voce)
Thesis approved by the Student’s Advisory Committee

Chairperson : Dr. K. MOSHA
Coordinator & Head
DAATT Centre
RARS, Anakapalle
Visakhapatnam.

Member : Dr. G. SUBBAIAH
Associate Dean
Agricultural College, Bapatla.

Member : Dr. P. PRASUNA RANI
Associate Professor
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
Agricultural College, Bapatla.

Date of final viva-voce:
DECLARATION
I, V.SUJATHA hereby declare that the thesis entitled “YIELD,
QUALITY AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF RICE AS AFFECTED BY
TIME AND APPLICATION OF ORGANIC SOURCES OF NITROGEN”
submitted to the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University for the degree
of Master of Science in Agriculture is the result of original research work done
by me. I also declare that no material contained in the thesis has been published
earlier in any manner.

(V.SUJATHA)
Place:
BAM-11-12

Date:
LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

% : Per cent

@ : At the rate of
0C : Degree Celsius

CD (P=0.05%) : Critical Difference at 5 per cent level

cm : Centimetre

C.V. : Coefficient of variation

DAS : Days after sowing

DAT : Days after transplanting
day-1 : Per day
dS m-1 : Deci Siemens per metre

EC : Electrical conductivity

et al. : and others

Fig. : Figure

FYM : Farm yard manure

g : Gram
g m-2 : Gram per metre square

H.I. : Harvest Index
ha-1 : Per hectare
hill-1 : Per hill
hr-1 : Per hour

i.e. : That is

K : Potassium

K O : Potassium oxide
2
kg ha-1 : Kilogram per hectare

kg : Kilogram

m : Metre

mm : Millimetre
m2 : Square metre

Max. : Maximum

Min. : Minimum

ml : Millilitre
MOP : Muriate of potash

m t : Million tonnes

N : Nitrogen

No. : Number

NS : Non-significant

P : Phosphorus

P O : Phosphorus pentoxide
2 5

pH : Potential of hydrogen ion concentration

PI : Panicle initiation

PM : Poultry manure
q ha-1 : Quintal per hectare

RBD : Randomized Block Design

RDN : Recommended dose of fertilizer

RH : Relative Humidity

Rs : Rupees

SEm± : Standard Error of mean

SSP : Single Super Phosphate

t : Tonne
t ha-1 : Tonnes per hectare

T : Treatment

Viz., : Namely

ZnSO : Zinc sulphate
4
LIST OF CONTENTS

Chapter No. Title Page No.
I INTRODUCTION 1 - 3
II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 4 - 25
III MATERIAL AND METHODS 26 - 46
IV RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 47 - 85
V SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 86 - 89
LITERATURE CITED I - XV
APPENDICES XVI
LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. Page
Title
No. No.
3.1 Comparison of weekly mean temperature data during crop 29
growth period with normal
3.2 Comparison of weekly rainfall and mean relative humidity 30
data during crop growth period with normal
3.3 Field layout plan of the experiment 34
4.2 Total number of tillers m-2 at various stages of rice as 52
influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.3 Drymatter accumulation (kg ha-1) at various stages of rice 56
as influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.4 Yield attributes of rice as influenced by different organic 62
sources of nitrogen
4.5 Grain yield (kg ha-1) and Straw yield (kg ha-1) of rice as 66
influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.6 Nitrogen uptake (kg ha-1) at various stages of rice as 75
influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page
Title
No. No.

I Calendar of operations XVI
LIST OF TABLES

Table Page
Title
No. No.
3.1 Weekly meteorological data during the normal growth period 2 7
(13.08.91 to 13.01.10)
3.2 Weekly meteorological data during the crop growth period 28
(13.08.12 to 13.01.13)
3.3 Physical and physico-chemical properties of the 32
experimental soil
3.6 Nutrient composition of organic manures 35
4.1 Plant height(cm) at various stages of rice as influenced by 49
different organic sources of nitrogen
4.2 Total number of tillers m-2 at various stages of rice as 51
influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.3 Drymatter accumulation (kg ha-1) at various stages of rice as 55
influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.4 Yield attributes of rice as influenced by different organic 61
sources of nitrogen
4.5 Grain yield (kg ha-1), Straw yield (kg ha-1) and Harvest index of 65
rice as influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.6 Hulling (%), Milling (%) and head rice recovery (%) of rice 69
as influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.7 L/B ratio, Grain protein and Amylose content of rice as 71
influenced by different organic sources of nitrogen
4.8 Cooking qualities of milled rice as influenced by different 72
organic sources of nitrogen