TY  - JOUR
AU  - Hetta, Gaytri
AU  - Sharma, GD
AU  - Sankhyan, NK
AU  - Kumar, Rameshwar
AU  - Walia, Abhishek
AU  - Mannuja, Sandeep
AU  - Chakraborty, Mandakranta
AU  - Pooja, 
PY  - 2025/12/24
Y2  - 2025/12/15
TI  - Influence of crop establishment methods and nutrient management practices on productivity and profitability of red rice in wet-temperate north-western Himalayas
JF  - Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research
JA  - hjar
VL  - 50
IS  - 2
SE  - Articles
DO  - 
UR  - https://hjar.org/article/view/172597
SP  - 252-260
AB  - &lt;p&gt;To assess the impact of different crop establishment methods (CEMs) and nutrient management practices (NMPs) on red-rice variety ‘HPR-2720’ under north-western Himalayas (NWH), a field experiment was conducted during &lt;em&gt;kharif&lt;/em&gt; seasons of 2021 and 2022 at Palampur. Three CEMs &lt;em&gt;viz.&lt;/em&gt;, SRI, ARS and TR in main-plots and four NMPs, viz. Control, organic management, natural farming management, and integrated management as sub-plot treatments were laid out in split-plot design, replicated-thrice. The higher rice grain yield, straw yield, and biological yield along with maximum net returns and B:C ratio were recorded with SRI and TR followed by ARS. Among NMPs, integrated management [75% NPK + 25% N through FYM + &lt;em&gt;Azospirillium&lt;/em&gt;+ PSB (seed treatment)] recorded significantly higher grain yield of 2.5 and 2.3 t/ha during 2021 and 2022, respectively followed by organic management. SRI under INM and OF was found suitable and remunerative for farmers with small land holdings in North-Western Himalayas.&lt;/p&gt;
ER  -