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E-book Manual Rice on Cultivation
Soil and weather conditions of the region causes difficulties for the establishment of dry field direct sowing rice cultivation in Chokwe irrigation scheme. The soil condition of the project area is characterized by small soil particles of alluvial soil from Limpopo River and special irrigation method “bleeding irrigation” is indispensable in order to ensure a safe germination and seedling establishment. The improvement of irrigation will not be enough to ensure seedling establishment and improvement of land preparation, field layout, sowing method and bird scaring are required. Weather condition and high solar radiation in Chokwe are favorable factors for high production of rice once improved cultivation techniques are introduced. However, the average yield of transplanting rice cultivation ranges from 3 to 4 t/ha and that of direct sowing is around 2 to 3 t/ha. In upper stream of Chokwe irrigation scheme, transplanting is widely practiced and direct sowing in the middle and lower stream.
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