Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SEEDLING AGE AND NUMBER IN ENHANCING RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE UNDER DELAYED TRANSPLANTING CONDITIONS

Indrani Debasmita Borah, Aditya K. Singh, Shibani Ritusmita Borah, Okram Ricky Devi, Bibek Laishram, Akarsha Raj and Shubham Singh

Abstract

The experiment’s findings demonstrated that seedlings of 40 days old and planted in groups of four established themselves well and grew more swiftly than seedlings of other ages and numbers. This is probably due to improved LAI efficiency and higher tillers, which allowed for the retention of more plants till harvest, increasing plant dry weight, hence, consequently resulted in much greater yield.