Influence of Hydrogel and Different Sowing Methods on Growth and Yield Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The field experiment was conducted during Khairf 2022 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P).To evaluatedo the influence different level Hydrogel (0, 2, 4 kg/ha.) and methods sowing( on growth yield aerobic rice. broadcasting in before sowing (Flatbed sowing. Ridge sowing, furrow sowing) mixed well soil. laid out randomized block design comprised levels hydrogel with ten treatments each were replicated thrice. attributes which plant height (96.20 cm), total tillers/m2 (540.27), dry weight (1078.70 g/m2), crop rate (65.27 g/m2/day) significantly increased increasing 2 to maximum obtained application kg Furrow highest effective (238.33), number filled grains/panicle (172.83), grain (4.81 t/ha), Harvest index (44.35%), gross return (INR 1,76,043/ha), net 1,31,193/ha.) benefit cost ratio (2.93).