First crop

The nutrient recommendation for Rice for Kootumundukkan areas for the First crop is 40:20:20 kg NPK/ha. The quantity of straight fertilizers to get the above dose is worked out for a cent and acre.

The fertilizers dose needed is 347 gram urea, 444 gram rock phosphate and 134 gram Muriate of Potash respectively for a cent. The corresponding quantity for an acre is 34.7 kg urea, 44.4 kg rock phosphate and 13.4 kg Muriate of Potash. The fertilizers have to be applied in split doses.

The first split has to be applied at the time of planting. The urea, rock phosphate, Muriate of Potash needed at this time is 174 gram, 444 gram, 67 gram respectively for a cent.

The corresponding quantity for an acre is 17.4 kg urea, 44.4 kg rock phosphate and 6.7 kg Muriate of Potash respectively.

The second dose has to apply at panicle initiation stage. The fertilizer dose is 174 gram urea and 67 gram Muriate of Potash respectively for a cent. And for an acre the quantity is 17.4 kg urea and 6.7 kg Muriate of Potash.

In case of farmers using Factomphos, the basal fertilizer needed for an acre will be Factomphos 44.4 kg and Muriate of Potash 6.7 kg. In such case only 11.5 kg of urea is needed for the second dose for an acre. The quantity of Muriate of Potash for the third dose remains the same (6.7 kg/ acre).

Lime or dolomite has to be applied in acid soils two weeks ahead of fertilizer application. Organic manure @ 20 kg/cent is recommended at planting time.

Second crop

The nutrient recommendation for Rice for Kootumundukkan at Second crop is 20:10:10 kg NPK/ha. The quantity of straight fertilizers to get the above dose is worked out for a cent and acre.

The fertilizers dose needed is 174 gram urea, 222 gram rock phosphate and 67 gram Muriate of Potash respectively for a cent.

The corresponding quantity for an acre is 17.4 kg urea, 22.2 kg rock phosphate and 67.0 kg Muriate of Potash. The fertilizers have to be applied in a single dose just after the harvest of the first crop.