Chittaratha-Inter cultivation
Carry out gap filling, if required, within one month of planting.
Remove weeds two months after planting followed by topdressing, earthing up and mulching. Thereafter no weeding is required as the crop smothers the weeds.
The recommended fertilizers have to be applied in two to three split doses.
Application of biofertilizer Azospirillum @ 10 kg/ha and in situ green manuring with cowpea are beneficial for the crop.