~ 1636 ~ The Pharma Innovation Journal 2021; 10(10): 1636-1638 ISSN (E): 2277- 7695 ISSN (P): 2349-8242 NAAS Rating: 5.23 TPI 2021; 10(10): 1636-1638 © 2021 TPI www.thepharmajournal.com Received: 04-08-2021 Accepted: 06-09-2021 Vineet Kumar Shukla M.Sc. Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India Anil Kumar Singh Associate Professor & Head, Department of Agronomy, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India Ambikesh Tripathi M.Sc. Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India Hariom Mishra M.Sc. Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India Ankit Gupta M.Sc. Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India Corresponding Author: Vineet Kumar Shukla M.Sc. Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India Response of method of planting and integrated nutrient management on growth and nutrient uptake of rice (Oryza sativa L.) Vineet Kumar Shukla, Anil Kumar Singh, Ambikesh Tripathi, Hariom Mishra and Ankit Gupta Abstract The present investigation entitled “Response of method of planting and integrated nutrient management on rice (Oryza sativa L.)"A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy Research Farm of, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) during Kharif season of 2020. The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design with two method of planting transplanted rice and drum seeded rice and four treatments 100% RDF (120N:60P2O5 :60K2O Kg/ha.) through IF, 75% RDF through IF + 25% RDN through FYM, 75% RDF through IF + 25% RDN through compost, 50% RDF through inorganic + 50% RDN through FYM. Results revealed that method of planting transplanted rice found superior over drum seeder rice. Application of 100% RDF (120N:60P2O5:60K2O Kg/ha.) through IF found superior over rest of the treatment. Keywords: transplanted rice, drum seeder rice, compost, FYM Introduction Rice belongs to the family Poaceae (Gramineae), and it is C 3 , self-pollinated crop and having diploid chromosome number i.e., 2n= 24. The word Oryza is most likely of Indian origin (‘Vrihi’= Sanskrit, and ‘arise’= Tamil). Grown in India and South East Asia, is a plant of Asian origin. Transplanting is the most popular way of growing a rice crop in India. However this strategy is not very profitable for a variety of reasons, includes the fallowing, requirement of huge labour force for raising nurseries, uprooting, transporting of seedlings, require large quantity of water to carry out the operation, non availability of labour in time, drudgery to farm worker, high production cost, etc.. Transplanting alone costs about 15 per cent of total rice production cost and enhances crop duration by 7-10 days. Land preparation for transplanted rice consumes large quantity of water i.e., about 20-40 per cent of total water required by rice crop. Direct seeding, however, offers certain advantages like labour saving, timely sowing, less drudgery, early crop maturity by 7-10 days, low water requirements, high tolerance to water deficit, timely sowing, low production cost, less methane emission, etc. In direct seeding, there are two methods (dry and wet seeding) based on the physical condition of seedbed and seed (pre germinated or dry). Dry seeding is practiced on rainfed lowland, upland and flood prone areas. Drum seeding is another option to transplantation, as it requires less labour and performs as well as transplanting in many situations (Yadav and Singh, 2006) [1] . Integrated nutrient management approach is flexible and minimizes use of chemicals but maximize use careful and efficient use of all key sources of plant nutrients and improve the soil health. To meet ever demand of increasing population INM is the best option. INM has been found to boost rice yields significantly by reducing fertilizer losses to environment and regulating nutrient delivery, resulting in high nutrient use efficiency (Parkinson et al., 2013) [2] . Integrated application of organics and inorganic exhibited higher grain and straw yields of rice with high nutrient uptake over application of inorganic only. Integrating nutrient management (INM) aims for careful and efficient use of all key sources of plant nutrient in a holistic way (Farouque and Takeya, 2007) [3] . Materials and methods The experiment was conducted at Agronomy Research Farm of Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh).