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Location of my farm. |
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After spreading the rice stubbles over the soil, it is burnt & then irrigated. |
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Here are the pictures of burnt stubbles & irrigation for preparation for the nursery. |
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Adding farm manure to field. |
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Gypsum is being applied at the rate of .25 ton per acre to reduce sodicity. As some of the land contains sodic salts, with high PH as 8 or 8.2...This is what soil testing has reveled.
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Here, land is being irrigated by water. Stubble of previous crop of wheat are there to decay and provide organic matter. |
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Irrigation canal. |
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Lined water course for irrigation. |
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Stubble in field. |
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Incorporating wheat stubble. |
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After spreading rice stubble over the fields, burning them, irrigating the field, and then broadcasting rice seeds over the irrigated field, rice seedlings are emerging for the rice seed nursery, which will be transplanted into the fields. This is a crucial stage. If germination and the growth of seedlings is good, farmers are happy for they will get good seed nursery. Good seed nursery is the core point in rice farming. |
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Rice seed bed nursery now fully mature & ready to be transplanted. It is 32 days old. |
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Person is shown taking out rice seedlings for transplanting. |