Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy farm, Khalsa College, Amritsar (Punjab) during Kharif season of 2021, to study effect of different Sowing methods F_D (Flat dry sowing), B_D (Beds dry sowing), F_w (flat wattar sowing), B_W (beds wattar sowing) and priming methods (No priming, hydropriming and halopriming (Potassium nitrate)) on yield attributing character of rice. We concluded that maximum grain yield (72.7 q ha^-1) and biological yield (167.9 q ha^-1) was recorded at F_w which was at par with F_D. Maximum straw yield was recorded at F_D i.e., 97.1 q ha^-1 which was at par with F_W. Maximum harvest index was recorded at F_w i.e., 43.1 which was comparable with other treatments. On the other hand, result showed that progressive increase in the grain yield (72 qha^-1) was recorded at P_Ni.e., Potassium nitrate which was significantly higher than others. The straw yield (95.5 qha^-1) and biological yield (167.9 qha^-1) were highest at P_N which was significantly higher over P₀ (Control) but at par with P_w (hydropriming). The maximum harvest index (42.4) was recorded at P_N but at par with P_w and control. Result obtained that maximum yield attributes are recorded by using F_W as a sowing method and P_N as a seed treatment in rice cultivation.