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Direct Seeding of Rice
June 11 , 2020
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- The Punjab government has decided to deploy direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique instead of the traditional transplantation of paddy this year.
- It is due to the shortfall of agricultural labourers triggered by reverse migration in the wake of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
- Under the DSR, the pre-germinated seeds are directly drilled into the field by a tractor-powered machine.
- There is no nursery preparation or transplantation involved in this method.
- In transplanting paddy, farmers prepare nurseries where the paddy seeds are first sown and raised into young plants.
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