The paddy yield was not significantly affected by the
planting methods in 2010 and ranged from 3.20 to 3.42
t ha–1 in the direct-seeded and transplanted methods. In
2011, transplanting culture enhanced paddy yield (4.43 t
ha–1) as compared to direct seeding (3.58 t ha–1). Generally,
increasing nitrogen rates significantly enhanced the paddy
yield over the control (N0) in both of the seasons (Table 2).
The pooled data for the paddy yield were positively and
strongly correlated with the total leaf area duration.