Summer rice is being cultivated in the districts of Surat, Valsad and Kheda where assured canal irrigation facilities are available. The area under summer rice is increasing year after year.

Selection of variety
GR-11, IR-22, IR-28, GR-3, GR-4, GR – 103, Jaya, Ratna and Gurjari (middle and south Gujarat)

(A) Raising nursery

(1) Sowing should be done in second fortnight of December to 10 January
(2) Seedling should be raised as per transplanted rice.
(3) For early germination, sprouted seeds should be used.
(4) Nursery area should be covered by plastic sheet or gunny cloth for the protection against cold wind and 3-4 lines of windbreak crop (Sevari) is grown on all the sides of the nursery area.
(5) Seedling growth is suppressed due to cold condition; therefore, single super phosphate is applied for enhancing the root growth.

(B) Transplanting

(1) Puddling should be done before transplanting.
(2) Transplant 45 to 50 days old seedlings
(3) Transplant 2-3 seedlings per hill
(4) Transplanting is done at 15 x 15 cm distance
(5) Transplanting should be done in first fortnight of February

(C) Manures
Apply well decomposed FYM or compost @ 20 cart loads/ha in the soil before puddling.

(D) Fertilizers
N kg/ha P2O5 kg/ha Stage of application
60 25 At puddling
30 0 At tillering
30 0 At panicle initiation
120 25 Total

(E)Irrigation
Scheduling of irrigation for bumper yield of rice is as under:
Stage of Crop Growth Depth of standing water in kyari (cm)
Transplanting for establishment of seedlings 2 to 3
Panicle inniation to before week of harvesting 5 to 7 cm

(E) Plant protection
Generally stem borer and wilt disease are observed in summer paddy.