Puddling, irrigation, and transplanting-time effects on productivity of rice–wheat system on a sandy loam soil of Punjab, India

Arora, V.K.; Gajri, P.R.; Uppal, H. S.

doi:10.1016/j.still.2005.01.015

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“…Huang et al (2012) discussed in details some yield compensatory mechanisms of rice plants in non-puddled soils later in the growing season. The results for both Akaeze and Adani are also attributable to the ample rainfall in these sites and the associated uniform inundated conditions in the growing seasons (Arora et al, 2006;Kirchhof and So, 2005b), which was facilitated by the installed bunds and the fairly level topography of the sites. Becker and Johnson (2001) point out that field bunds can increase rice production in West Africa, while also possibly allowing a more efficient use of mineral fertilizers.…”

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“…This was not sustained until harvest when the soils were already drying, probably due to the dominance of non-swelling clay mineral and hence absence of shrinkage in the soils (Mohanty et al, 2004). The higher soil BD in puddled plots at harvest compared to the values at 10 DAT was expected due to the sealing off soil pores by dispersed clay particles and/or by the compactive effect of the heavy machinery (Arora et al, 2006). The improvement in soil BD of puddled plots (after reaching peak values) and of control plots are generally attributable to alternate wetting/drying cycles in the sawah fields during the growing season (Bakti et al, 2010).…”

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“…Similarly, puddling intensities usually influence rice yields in medium-textured soils, but not in sandy-loam soils and fairly clayey soils (Kirchhof and So, 2005b;Kukal and Aggarwal, 2003;Mohanty et al, 2004). Arora et al (2006) showed in an Indian sandy-loam soil that, rather than puddling intensity, the irrigation regime had a greater impact on rice grain yield. Therefore, the advice by Ogunremi et al (1986) that tillage requirements for lowland rice be evaluated in terms of soil texture and field water conditions may benefit West African sawah research and development.…”

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Puddling Intensity for Late-season Sawah Systems Based on Soil Hydrophysical Conditions and Rice Performance

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Watanabe

Igwe

et al. 2014

International Agrophysics

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Lowland sawah farmers often puddle to improve soil hydrophysical conditions for rice, but the puddling intensity beyond which no extra yield increases occur is unknown. Agronomic effects of six mechanical puddling intensities were assessed in three Nigerian inland-valley bottoms. All puddled plots, irrespective of intensity, produced similar effects at all three locations. At 10 days after transplanting, soil bulk density of all puddled plots represented mean decreases relative to control plots of about 22.4, 15.8, and 31.7% at Akaeze, Adani, and Ejeti, respectively. Soil bulk density and moisture content upon saturation were similar during 40-120 days after transplanting. All puddled plots consistently showed taller plants and greater tillering than control plots only at Ejeti. Grain yields were similar among treatments in Akaeze and Adani (mean, 3.71 and 6.42 Mg ha-1, respectively), but one-pass puddling yielded numerically highest in both locations. At Ejeti, grain yields followed the trend for plant growth, with mean values of 4.36 and 1.81 Mg ha-1 for puddled and control plots, respectively. One-pass puddling may be sufficient for sawah rice grown late particularly in less humid environments.

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“…Increasing puddling intensity from medium to high decreased mean seasonal percolation losses by 37.9 cm in sandy loam and 39.3 cm in silty clay loam soil. According to Arora et al (2006) changes in soil bulk density and saturated hydraulic conductivity induced by variations in puddling intensity influences percolation rate and water use for puddling.…”

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“…A 3-year field study examined combinations of three puddling intensities, viz., one (P 1 ), two (P 2 ), and four (P 4 ) passes of a tine cultivator in ponded water after a common pre-puddling tillage; with two irrigation regimes, viz., continuous submergence, and intermittent submergence, and two transplanting dates to impose variation in seasonal evaporative demand (Arora et al 2006). Intensive puddling caused a significant reduction in seasonal percolation loss primarily due to puddling-induced changes in soil bulk density and hydraulic behavior.…”

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Effect of puddling intensity on physical properties of a silty clay soil under laboratory and field conditions

Mousavi

Yousefi-Moghadam

Mostafazadeh‐Fard

et al. 2009

Paddy Water Environ

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Conventional tillage and planting method for rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in northern Iran is wet tillage (puddling). Effect of different puddling intensities on physical properties of a silty clay soil (Typic Haplodalfs) was investigated under laboratory and field conditions. Changes in soil physical parameters and water requirement for puddling were measured. For laboratory experiments, undisturbed cylindrical soil samples (diameter and height of 50 cm), were used. A laboratory puddling apparatus was designed and constructed. The puddling intensity was measured by duration of puddling. Four levels of puddling intensity were used as: P 0 (no puddling, control), P 1 (low), P 2 (medium) and P 3 (high). For field tests, 12 plots of 8 9 4 m were selected. The first tillage was performed with a moldboard plow and then the plots were puddled with different intensity using a rotary tiller. The results showed that under laboratory conditions, water content of the puddled layers decreased with an increase in settling time. During drying period, P 0 dried faster than P 1 , P 2 and P 3 . Puddling with low intensity in laboratory and field conditions caused bulk density of 0-15 cm soil layer to decrease by 24.07 and 25.45%, respectively. Increasing puddling intensity increased the bulk density. Bulk density increased with time as particles settled after halting the puddling. Bulk density increased with depth as well. Under laboratory conditions, increasing puddling intensity from P 1 to P 2 reduced percolation rate significantly. For all puddling intensities, soil moisture characteristic curves of both field and laboratory samples showed that puddling increased the amount of water retained over the whole range of suctions. More water was needed for P 3 as compared to P 1 and P 2 . Under the laboratory and field conditions, the P 3 required 27.72 and 28.58% more water as compared to P 2 , respectively. Although the mechanisms implemented for puddling were different under laboratory and field experiments, the results were similar. Bulk density, soil moisture content and water percolation rate decreased faster in the puddled soil under field and laboratory conditions. Therefore, to reduce the cost and time, the laboratory method could be used to study the effects of puddling intensity on physical properties of paddy soils. Medium intensity puddling was shown to be the proper tillage practice for paddy fields with silty clay soil.

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Land Use in Egypt’s Coastal Lakes: Opportunities and Challenges

Elbehiry

Mahmoud

Negm

2018

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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Puddling, irrigation, and transplanting-time effects on productivity of rice–wheat system on a sandy loam soil of Punjab, India

Cited by 34 publications

References 9 publications

Puddling Intensity for Late-season Sawah Systems Based on Soil Hydrophysical Conditions and Rice Performance

Puddling Intensity for Late-season Sawah Systems Based on Soil Hydrophysical Conditions and Rice Performance

Effect of puddling intensity on physical properties of a silty clay soil under laboratory and field conditions

Land Use in Egypt’s Coastal Lakes: Opportunities and Challenges

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