Effect of planting systems and foliar application of iron and silicon on growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2019 at Department of Agronomy in Crop Research Farm, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The objective was to study effect of planting systems and foliar application of iron and silicon on growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) Var. Shiats Dhan- 1 under Randomized block design comprising of 3 replications and 10 treatments (Conventional Transplanting of Rice, System of Rice Intensification, Iron at 0.5%, 1.0% and Silicon at 0.5%, 1.0% respectively).