Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part A (2025)

A field experiment was conducted during the Kharif season of 2016, 2017 and 2020 at Khar Land Research Station, Panvel, Dist. Raigad (Maharashtra) to study the effect of different establishment techniques of rice on agronomic indices and economics under Coastal Saline Soil Condition of North Konkan region. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with four replications and treatments consist of 5 establishment techniques, i.e. T ₁- Direct seeding by drum seeder, T₂ -Transplanting, T₃-Rahu method (Broadcasting of sprouted seeds), T₄ –Direct seeding (Broadcasting) and T₅- Avatani (Traditional practice). The salt tolerant Panvel-1 rice variety was taken. The three years pooled data revealed that, the transplanting method recorded significantly higher plant height (96.8 cm), tillers plant^-1(12.3), panicles sq.m^-1 (183), grain yield (28.34 qha^-1) and straw yield (30.38 qt ha^-1) also recorded maximum biological yield (58.72 qha^-1) and higher production efficiency (23.62 kg/ha/day) than other establishment techniques, while the economic efficiency was observed maximum i.e. 133.67 Rs./ha/day in direct seeding by drum seeder method. The minimum value of economic efficiency (65.98 Rs./ha/day) was observed in Avatani (local practice) method. In case economics, direct seeding by drum seeder method recorded maximum net returns (Rs.14182) with highest B:C ratio (1.44), the transplanting method had recorded second highest net return (Rs. 12903). The minimum net returns (Rs. 5898) with lowest B:C ratio (1.14) noted in Avatani local method. It was concluded that, to get the maximum net returns with highest B:C ratio among the different rice establishment techniques, the direct dry seeding by drum seeder technique of Panvel-1 salt tolerant rice variety should be followed under coastal saline soils of North Konkan region.