Abstract:
A field experiment conducted to study the effect of split dose and
times of N application on N uptake and utilisation efficiency showed ' that
the skipping basal application of N and applying half at active tillering
and the other luiif at panicle initiation stages gave maximum grain yield for direct sown rice in puddled soil. This was made possible by a higher
total N uptake and a higher incremental N uptake contributting to grain
yield.