Rice Diversity Block
Kukur Village, Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu
At the Rice Diversity Block in Kukur Village, Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu, Mr. Pandian has dedicated approximately 2 acres to the RDB, allotting 5 cents for each of the 20 traditional paddy varieties, maintaining a 3-foot gap between them to prevent pollen mixing. To counter this, he plans to introduce Sunhemp, a green manure, after the paddy reaches its normal height. The primary field has been readied with green manure and ploughed into the soil, involving a total of 85 kgs of mixed seeds including sorghum, maize, and green grams. Weeding was performed using the Cono Weeder on the 25th day post-transplantation.
