Ragi/Mandua/Mandia Cultivation in SRI system

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Nursery Bed preparation

• Prepare a nursery bed with applying cattle manure.

• Bed should be in raised manner.

• Cleaned ragi seeds are shocked in cow urine for half an hour and dry them under shade/ or under tree for an hour.

• Sow them in the nursery.

Collect seedlings from nursery bed

9-15 days old seedlings are ready to transplant in actual farm.Collect seedlings along with soil.

Land preparation

Appropriate tools can be used for marking.

Ropes can also be used while transplanting seedlings

Approximately 30 cm space is needed between row and plant to plant.

Critical irrigation is necessary

Weeding must be done before 30 days of planting and Vermi compost or Biofertilizers should be applied.

Double the production than traditional method.

Healthy panicle should be collected for seed purpose.

Issues and challenges

• Availability of moisture in the soil during transplantation is critical.

• Critical irrigation is needed after plantation• Weeding will enhance the production.• Vermi or Bio-fertilizers need to be applied after

weeding.

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