Effects of Nitrogen Rates and Application Method on Grain Yield and Yield

Proper application of N fertilizer and its optimization for increasing the economic yield of rice is definitely important. In order to determine the best N application method and amount according to growth stages of hybrid rice, an experiment was carried out at experimental farm of RRII in a factorial experiment based on a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. The treatments included 6 application methods as follow: total nitrogen at transplanting stage, 50% at transplanting stage +50% at early tillering, 50% at transplanting stage +50% at panicle initiation, 50% at transplanting stage +25% at maximum tillering +25% at booting, 34% at transplanting stage + 33% at early tillering + 33% at booting and 70% at transplanting + 30% at panicle initiation. 3 levels of nitrogen (90,120 and 150 kg/ha) from urea source were also used. Recorded traits were grain yield and yield component. Results showed the significant interactions between split methods and N rates on yield, flag leaf area, filled and unfilled grain number per panicle and percentage fertility (p)