🌾 Paddy & Rice
వరి సాగు — variety choice, nursery + transplanting, water and pest management for kharif and rabi paddy.
The workflow
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A[Variety selection<br/>BPT-5204, MTU, RNR] --> B[Nursery<br/>20-25 days seedlings]
B --> C[Transplanting<br/>or direct seeding/drum]
C --> D[Nutrient mgmt<br/>NPK + zinc]
D --> E[Pest watch<br/>stem borer, BPH, blast]
E --> F[Water mgmt<br/>AWD or continuous]
F --> G[Harvest<br/>at 80% panicle maturity]
G --> H[Storage / mill /<br/>MSP sale]
The high-leverage decisions are variety + planting method + pest window.
Key takeaways
Videos (42)
How does salt work in paddy? | Salt use in agriculture | paddy farming
A 5% common-salt foliar spray (50 g/L) or 5–10 kg/acre dressing rescues rain-soaked paddy by stopping sprouting and speeding dry-down without serious quality loss.
Top 3 fine-grain paddy varieties | edible-quality rice varieties | Jai Shri Ram, RNR 15048
Kaveri Chintu, Jai Shri Ram and RNR 15048 are the three fine-grain paddies with best cooking quality and 24–28 q/acre yield for either season.
Top 7 hybrid paddy varieties for Yasangi | 40 q/acre hybrids with 350+ grains per panicle
For 35–40 q/acre Yasangi paddy, plant one of these seven hybrids as single-seedling at 6 kg seed/acre.
DRR Dhan 75 — 60+ quintal/acre yield | DRR Dhan 75 seed full details
DRR Dhan 75 is a BPT-like medium-slender paddy giving 40–60 q/acre with built-in blast/BLB resistance and lower water/fertiliser need.
Hybrid paddy varieties giving 35-40 q/acre in 2026 Yasangi | Top hybrid paddy seeds
Pick MP 3030+, Mehar, 27P37, Siri 28 Star or RX 100 for 35–40 q/acre Yasangi paddy at 6–9 kg seed/acre with timely fertiliser scheduling.
99% of farmers lose yield by not spraying the right drugs at paddy panicle-emergence
At panicle emergence combine Propiconazole or Tebuconazole+Trifloxystrobin with Pyridaben+Etoxazole or Spiromesifen to control blast, bacterial blight and panicle mites in one spray.
First spray for paddy at 15-40 days for max tillers, zinc deficiency and disease control
In paddy at 25 days spray zinc (Zincatra) plus a cartap or chlorantraniliprole product and Saaf/Zineb for the critical tillering window.
Paddy panicle mite and neck blast control
At panicle stage spray Seasmate/Oberon for mites with a fungicide for neck blast and use Ampligo/Coragen pre-booting to control stem borer.
Protecting Rabi (Yasangi) paddy nursery from cold weather
For yasangi paddy nurseries spray zinc sulphate, apply 20-20-0-13 + MOP + seaweed + humic acid, and warm seedlings with evening bore-water cycling.
Top 5 high-yielding hybrid coarse paddy varieties for 2025
For AP and Telangana, hybrid coarse paddy varieties RX 100, MP 3030 Plus, Mehar, Sumana and Pioneer 25P35 deliver 30–40 quintals/acre with pest tolerance.
Tierra 3T32 coarse paddy giving 90–100 bags per acre
Tierra 3T32 hybrid coarse paddy reliably gives 90–100 bags/acre with blast tolerance and strong lodging resistance across both seasons.
Getting 100+ tillers per paddy plant in 15 days
Within 15–30 days of transplant, top-dress 15 kg urea + 25 kg 20-20-0-13 + 15 kg potash + 1 kg seaweed + 1 kg humic acid per acre for 20–80 side tillers per plant.
Ammonium sulphate for paddy growth boost and stem-borer control
Apply 50 kg ammonium sulphate + 10 kg zinc sulphate per acre (after soil test) and spray Vayego/Coragen/Ampligo for stem borer to revive stagnant paddy.
Tasks for farmers in the first 40 days to get more tillers in paddy | medicines for doubling tillers
Add 1 kg humic acid + 1 kg seaweed with the NPK top-dressing in the 20-40 day window for maximum productive tillers in paddy.
Rajasi seed No.1 in fine variety | Tierra Rajasi paddy farming
Tierra Rajasi fine paddy delivers 30-40+ quintals/acre, 350-400 grains per panicle, blast/stem-borer resistance and minimal chemical inputs.
Get more tillers in paddy with these medicines | what to do for more paddy tillers
Combine urea + 20-20-0-13 + Ferterra + Padiking granules between 15-30 days after transplanting to push paddy tillering.
MTU-1271 best paddy seed for kharif | high-yielding paddy variety
MTU-1271 medium-fine paddy reliably gives 50-58 bags/acre with strong lodging tolerance in kharif Telangana/AP.
Complete paddy weed control for Rs.1,000 — post-emergent herbicide combination
A three-product post-emergent tank-mix (Clormax + Cream + Nami) costing roughly Rs.1,000/acre eliminates all major paddy weeds at the 2-4 leaf stage.
Paddy second spray — what to spray at boot-leaf stage
At boot-leaf stage tank-mix Indofil Avtar 500 g + lambda-cyhalothrin 500 ml + 19:19:19 (1 kg) per acre to cover stem borer, blast complex and grain filling.
Top 4 fine-grain paddy seed varieties for Telugu states
RNR 15048, KNM 12368, MTU 1282 and WGL 962 are the top fine-grain paddy varieties for AP/Telangana, each tolerating major regional diseases.
Charmi paddy seed — salt-tolerant research variety suited for rabi
Lakshmi Seeds 'Charmi' paddy thrives in 30-year saline soils, resists lodging and shattering, and yields 35 quintals/acre with minimal fertilizer.
Paddy boot-leaf stage spray schedule — Avtar, Nativo, Mortar, Prachand, Pexalon
Boot-leaf paddy spray: Mortar/Prachand for stem borer + Nativo/Avtar for fungal complex + Pexalon for BPH — full protection at the highest-risk stage.
Paddy herbicides to apply 3-5 days after transplanting — Dhanuka Chempa, Craze
Apply Dhanuka Craze 600 ml + Chempa 12 g/sand mixture per acre within 3-5 days of transplanting to prevent paddy weeds for 15-20 days.
Paddy scorched by overdose of herbicide? Sugar spray remedy
Drain water and spray sugar followed by 19:19:19 + micronutrients to revive paddy scorched by herbicide overdose.
Top 5 fine-grain paddy varieties yielding 32+ quintals/acre in kharif
JGL 28545/3828, MTU 1224/1282 and KNM 1638 are the top kharif fine-grain paddy varieties for AP/Telangana, all yielding 28-32 quintals/acre.
First spray for paddy 25-50 days after transplanting — growth promoters
Tank-mix mancozeb+carbendazim 500 g + thiamethoxam 100 g + cartap 400 g (or Coragen 60 ml) plus zinc per acre at 25-50 days for full paddy protection.
Dhanuka Dinkar herbicide full details | Paddy weed control | Ipfencarbazone 25% SC
Apply Dhanuka Dinkar 200 ml/ac + Chempa 12 g/ac mixed in sand within 3 days of paddy transplanting to suppress mixed grass weeds.
Applied first-dose fertilizers in paddy | Coromandel Sicario, urea, seaweed, humic acid
At 15-25 days after paddy transplanting, apply Sicario+urea with seaweed and humic acid to push high tillering between 20-40 days.
Sprays to boost tillering in paddy at 18-30 days
Spray a three-product combination at 18-30 days in paddy to drive tillering while controlling stem borer, leaf-folder and zinc deficiency.
3rd fertilizer dose in paddy + stem borer control | 2025 paddy crop
Before panicle initiation (around 55-60 days), apply 30 kg urea + 20 kg potash + Chloro 50% per acre to feed paddy and prevent stem borer.
Male-female paddy (hybrid seed production) - Rs.2 lakh/acre income
Hybrid seed-paddy production (male-female cultivation) needs more spraying but delivers around Rs.2 lakh/acre to contracted farmers.
Must-do tasks at paddy boot stage - skip them and yield collapses
At paddy boot stage (50-70 days), confirm panicle initiation and apply zinc plus protective sprays to safeguard yield.
Paddy nursery (narumadi) nutrient management
For red/yellow paddy nursery seedlings, foliar spray Zinc Sulphate 2 g/L + Carbendazim-Mancozeb 15 g/L to restore healthy growth before transplant.
Alert: are you using these fertilizers in paddy? Tillering will completely stop
Excess nitrogen and algae stop paddy tillering; drain the field, kill algae with copper sulphate, then balance nutrition.
Which potash to use at paddy booting stage | water-soluble 0-0-50 in paddy
At paddy booting stage spray water-soluble 0-0-50 SOP at 1 kg/acre to boost grain weight and panicle quality.
Nath Seeds 20-20 research paddy variety delivering 32+ quintals yield
Nath Seeds 20-20 is a 32+ quintal/acre coarse-grain paddy variety suited to rabi season in Telangana.
First-dose fertilizers I applied in my own paddy field
At paddy transplanting apply 50 kg DAP + 20 kg urea + Dharani Shuddhi per acre as the first-dose mix.
First and second dose fertilizers in paddy | kharif 2025 schedule and timing
Apply DAP+MOP+zinc at transplanting and urea+MOP at 20-25 days to maximise paddy tiller count for kharif 2025.
Paddy tillering fertilizer combinations 2025
Top-dress paddy at 15-40 DAT with 25 kg urea plus a micronutrient/biostimulant package (Marino Gold+Calbor, Seaweed+Humic, or Padding) to maximise tiller count.
Rabi paddy panicle emergence sprays for blast, sheath blight, stem borer
At paddy panicle emergence spray Galileo Sensa (400 ml), Coragen (60 ml) and Nano Potash (500 ml-1 L) per acre to control blast, stem borer and replace expensive MOP.
Paddy: how to choose between Hybrid, Research and OP varieties for best yield
Pick hybrid (9 kg/ac single-seedling), recharge (20 kg/ac, 2-4 seedlings) or OP (25-40 kg/ac, 4-8 seedlings) based on soil and add NPK+micronutrients for high paddy yield.
Short-duration paddy variety RNR 15048 giving 26+ quintals per acre
Sow RNR 15048 in December-January rabi with 3-4 seedlings/hill at close spacing for 24-26 q/acre fine paddy resistant to blast, BPH and lodging.