Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Vinitha N, Chelvi Ramesh, S Vallal Kannan, P Kannan and R Durai Singh

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Agricultural College and Research Institute in Madurai, Tamil Nadu during summer 2022 to study the compatibility of urea, DAP and herbicides as filler materials with paddy seeds (pre-germinated and dry) in drum seeder. The experiment was laid in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with sixteen treatments and three replications. ADT 55 was the used as test variety in the experiment. From the study, it was observed that, seeds + Urea + DAP + herbicide (Bensulfuron methyl 0.6% + Pretilachlor 6%) recorded higher growth attributes like plant height of 104.9 cm, root volume of 41.1 cc and 484 tillers per m² at harvest stage.