_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: gautamrk.ag@gmail.com; International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 33(24): 546-555, 2021; Article no.IJPSS.78852 ISSN: 2320-7035 Effect of Planting Techniques and Nitrogen Scheduling on Productivity and Profitability of Basmati Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Rahul Kumar a* , Mukesh Kumar a , R. K. Naresh a , Adesh Singh a , Satendra Kumar b and P. K. Singh a a Department of Agronomy, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. b Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2021/v33i2430811 Editor(s): (1) Prof. Rusu Teodor, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Reviewers: (1) Satwinderjit Kaur, Punjab Agricultural University, India. (2) Deepa Nvanath Muske, University of Horticultural Sciences, India. Complete Peer review History, details of the editor(s), Reviewers and additional Reviewers are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/78852 Received 20 October 2021 Accepted 23 December 2021 Published 24 December 2021 ABSTRACT Aim: The present experiment was carried out at Crop Research Center of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India, to study the effect of planting techniques and nitrogen scheduling on scented wet rice, water productivity and soil health in Inceptisol during kharif season of 2019 and 2020. Study Design: Experiment was laid out in split plot design (SPD) using crop planting techniques as main plot and nitrogen scheduling as sub plot factor. Place and Duration of Study: The present investigation was conducted during the kharif season of 2019 and 2020 at the Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India. Methodology: The main factors consist of four planting techniques viz., Furrow Irrigated Raised Bed System (FIRBs), Reduced Tillage Transplanted Rice (RT-TPR), Unpuddled Transplanted Rice (UTR) and Conventional Transplanted Rice (CTR), the sub factors consist of six nitrogen Original Research Article