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#Stubble burning continues because of the short window between paddy harvesting & wheat sowing in #Punjab.

Now, there is a silver lining.

A new low-cost, environment-friendly & revolutionary method of paddy stubble management & wheat sowing has been introduced by PAU !

This method, propagated by Punjab Agri University will lessen the cost of stubble management & wheat sowing by three to four times as compared to the conventional method, experts said, adding that it can – if put into effect – halt the paddy straw burning in #Punjab like anything

‘Surface seeding' in which paddy harvesting & wheat sowing are done at the same time, an attachment is fitted with the harvester which broadcasts wheat seed & fertilizer at the time of paddy harvest, followed by a single operation of cutter-cum-spreader (3 - 4 inch above surface.

For sowing, 45 kg treated wheat seed and 65 kg DAP are used, for one acre. If combine with seeding attachment is not available, the seed and fertilizer are broadcast manually, after paddy harvest, followed by the single operation of cutter-cum-spreader and irrigation.

Benefits
~It costs Rs 650/acre only, for paddy straw management & wheat sowing, which is 3~4 times lesser than conventional methods
~It does not require costly machines and high HP tractor for residue management
~ It provides complete mulching which save the crop from heat stress

Benefits:-

~It encourages in-situ paddy residue management which is environment friendly & improves soil health
~ It reduces herbicide use, as weed infestation is lesser in a mulched field
~Halts paddy straw burning
~It makes paddy residue management and wheat sowing much easier

Farmer Daljinder Singh of Jeond village Bathinda, claims, that he had sown wheat with this method, & got the same yield which he used to take with conventional sowing & Happy seeder sowing method and there was just Rs 200 to Rs 300 expenditure per acre for managing the stubble !