Practice Name:

Seed Treatment of Paddy

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop	Paddy
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Oryza sativa)
Vernacular Name	Rice
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	A mat of paddy straw, a well compacted bamboo or steel trough of 30 to 45 centimetres diameter and two feet in height, straw ropes and straw.
Details of Innovation	Kanagasabapathi uses treatment to enhance the germination and uniform sprouting of paddy seeds. Approximately 15 Kg of seeds are used for one kottam. He places a mat of paddy straw over a well-compacted bamboo or steel trough of 30 to 45 centimeters diameter and two feet in height. He places straw ropes in a criss-cross manner below this container. The seeds are put into the container covered by straw, and the straw ropes are tightly tied. The whole unit is then pulled out from the trough. The unit is called kottam. Approximately 20 liters of water is sprinkled over the kottamand which is then left in the corner of the house in the shade for nearly 24 hours. The next day the kottam is carried to the field for sowing. In this process, the seeds remain wet, the water is completely drained, so there are fewer chances of decay. There is better air circulation as the seeds are covered by straw, which enhances sprouting, and because they are kept tight in the kottam, the heat generated hastens the germination.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Kanagasabapathi
District	Cuddalore
KVK District	TNAU- KVK, Vriddhachalam, Cuddalore – 606 001
Address	Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	608002

PAS_1	"An investigation was made in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University to find out the “Effect of panchagavya on germination and seedling growth of balsam”. The experiment was carried out in Factorial Completely Randomized Design (FCRD) with six treatments and three replications. The seeds are soaked in 5 different concentrations (1-5%) of panchagavya along with distilled water soaking in different time duration of 8, 16 and 24 hours. After the required period of soaking the seeds are taken out and transferred to planting media. The media used in this study was soil, sand and organic matter with the ratio of 1:1:1. Among the various concentration of panchagavya used, 2% with 24 hours soaking showed maximum percentage of germination (86%), shoot length (14 cm) and root length (4 cm) [An investigation was made in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University to find out the“Effect of panchagavya on germination and seedling growth of balsam”. The experiment was carried out in Factorial CompletelyRandomized Design (FCRD) with six treatments and three replications. The seeds are soaked in 5 different concentrations (1-5%) of panchagavya along with distilled water soaking in different time duration of 8, 16 and 24 hours. After the requiredperiod of soaking the seeds are taken out and transferred to planting media. The media used in this study was soil, sand andorganic matter with the ratio of 1:1:1. Among the various concentration of panchagavya used, 2% with 24 hours soakingshowed maximum percentage of germination (86%), shoot length (14 cm) and root length (4 cm)]" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341576020_EFFECT_OF_PANCHAGAVYA_ON_GERMINATION_AND_SEEDLING_GROWH_OF_BALSAM_IMPATIENS_BALSAMINA
PAS_2	"Panchgavya application increased all the studied growth parameters of seeds and plants. Application of Panchgavya increased macro and micronutrients and microbial activity compare to FYM and vermicompost applied soil. Positive effect of the nutrient content in Panchgavya compensates the negative impact of water-soluble metal. There is no optimum ratio of Panchgavya/water for seed germination as different seeds prefer to grow in different ratio. So one should be careful while applying Panchgavya in fields and always try to maintain the optimum level at which the particular seeds can germinate properly. [Jain, Paras & Sharma, Ravi & Bhattacharyya, Pradip & Banik, Pabitra. (2013). Effect of new organic supplement (Panchgavya) on seed germination and soil quality. Environmental monitoring and assessment. 186. 10.1007/s10661-013-3513-8." https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Effect-of-Panchgavya-on-chlorophyll-content-plant-height-and-survival-percentage-of_fig4_258529572
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Ghat (T.N. Uplands), (120-150) semi-arid ecosystem (8.3) East Coastal (TN) Plain, hot moist semiarid ecosystem with Coastal and deltaic alluvium-derived soils with GP 120- 150 days. (18.2)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000001015
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/16
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	608002