| Categories of irrigation schedule for rice |
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Schedule |
Stages |
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Rooting to max. |
Max. tillering to |
Heading to maturity |
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Category I |
Continuous submergence |
Saturation point* |
Saturation point* |
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Category II |
Saturation point* |
Continuous submergence |
Continuous submergence |
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Category III |
Continuous submergence |
Continuous submergence |
Hair cracking of surface* |
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Category IV |
Hair cracking of surface* |
Continuous submergence |
Hair cracking of surface* |
*Irrigation at 5 cm to be given
at the stages marked.