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Rice

Sown Jun–Jul · 120–150 days to harvest · 12 guides in our archive

September

Not the month for rice.

Its window is Jun–Jul. That opens in June, 9 months from now.

What can go in this month, from the same cereal group — soonest to crop first

Buckwheat 75–90 days
At a glance

The nine numbers you plan with

Season Kharif
Sowing Jun–Jul
Duration 120–150
Spacing 20 × 15 cm
Soil pH 5.5–6.5
Water 1200–1800 mm
Temperature 22–32 °C
Seed rate 40–50 kg
Yield 4–6 t
Watch for Stem borer, blast, BPH

Planning ranges for Indian conditions. Varieties, region and management shift every one of these — confirm with your KVK or state agricultural university before committing an acre.

From the archive

Growing Rice

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Inputs

What Rice needs

Listings matched to this crop. Every one links out to its seller.

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Advanta Rice Seeds Hybrid rice with strong tillering and grain quality. India advantaseeds.com View Kubota Rice Transplanter Mechanical transplanter setting rice seedlings at uniform spacing. kubota.com View Dhanuka Sheathmar Fungicide Validamycin for sheath blight management in rice. India dhanuka.com View Nominee Gold Herbicide Bispyribac-sodium post-emergence herbicide for weeds in transplanted rice. piindustries.com View VST Paddy Weeder Paddy-field weeder for mechanical weeding in transplanted rice. India vsttractors.com View
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