PALAYCHECK SYSTEM FOR IRRIGATED LOWLAND RICE
Crop Establishment
KEY CHECK 3:
Practiced Synchronous
Planting after a Rest
Period
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Objectives
At the end of the discussion the farmers will
be able to:
1. Understand the importance of
synchronous planting
2. Apply the recommended practices in
their farm
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Rest Period
A period when the rice field is not planted with the
same crop to be fruitful in the next cropping season.
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Do farmers usually allow their field to rest after
harvest before the next planting season?
Why or why not?
The availability of irrigation water in the
locality sometimes limits farmers from
following this practice.
Also, farmers tend to avoid the peak
season to get higher price of palay so they
plant earlier than the majority.
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The term
“synchronous”…
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Synchronous planting
If this is a field in
Brgy. Maligaya, and
each picture
represents a lot
owned by a different
farmer…
Can you say that
farmers in Brgy.
Maligaya practice
synchronous
planting?
Why or why
not?
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Importance of Key Check 3
Synchronous planting after a rest period…
enables efficient use
of Irrigation water
avoids overlapping incidence of
insect and disease population
avoids significant
yield loss from pests
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What do you think
will happen?
SCENARIO A SCENARIO B
Imagine the Isidro family Now, imagine if the
of Brgy. Maligaya Isidro family
preparing a feast for all intentionally held the
residents to celebrate wedding celebration of
the wedding of their their youngest daughter
youngest daughter. on the same day of Brgy.
Maligaya’s fiesta.
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Importance of Key Check 3
•If farmers plant synchronously, crops can be harvested almost at the same time,
leaving no food source for insect pests to survive. In contrast, if they plant
asynchronously, insect pests will have a continuous source of food to survive and
persist
GLH from usually to younger plants
• GLH from adjoining fields move
adjacent field
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Assessment of Key Check 3
Allowed the field to rest for at
least 30 days after harvest before
the next cropping season.
Planted within 14 days before and
14 days after start of planting in
the majority of the irrigation
service area (or at least within the
applicable vicinity).
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Recommendations to Achieve Key
Check 3
1. After harvesting, allow
the field to rest. Do not
plant the area with rice
for at least 30 days.
• to break the insect
pest cycle
• to allow good
decomposition of
organic
materials
• to reduce
inoculum
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• Rest period breaks the insect pest cycle and
destroys disease host.
Most of the insect pests have an
average life cycle of 30 days. By
having a rest period, these insect
pests will not have any food and
habitat for them to survive until the
next cropping season.
Insect Pest Life Cycle
Stem borer 30-45 days
Brown
planthopper & 28-30 days
Green
leafhopper
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• Rest period reduces inoculum in the field.
By leaving field idle, the source of diseases that
developed during the previous cropping season will
have died by the start of the next season.
• Rest period allows good decomposition of the rice
straw or organic materials that can serve as
fertilizer.
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Recommendations to Achieve Key
Check 3
2. Follow the local planting calendar to maximize the
use of irrigation within the community. Practice
synchronous planting at least within the applicable
vicinity.
14 days 14 days
before after
start of planting in the majority of the
irrigation service area or applicable
vicinity (turnout, division, barangay,
etc.) RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND
What factors may affect the
adoption of this practice?
Similar to rest period, farmers may base
their decision to practice synchronous
planting on the availability of irrigation
water in the locality and the peak season
of rice.
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Input Output Outcome
- allowed the field
practiced
to rest for at
synchronous
least 30 days - reduced
planting after a
- planted within rest period yield loss
• 14 days before - efficient use of - high grain
• and 14 days irrigation quality
after start of - reduced pest - minimal
planting in the damage & disease
damage
majority of the incidence
- avoided
to env’t &
irrigation one’s
service area (or overlapping
incidence of insect health
at least within & disease
the applicable population
vicinity)
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Production Assistant:
Mr. Jan Adriel Daligdig
Technical Reviewer:
Mr. Genaro Rillon
Courseware Reviewers:
Ms. Lea dR. Abaoag; Ms. Ev Angeles
Note:
Presentation produced in 2019 based on results
of a series of consultation workshops with
PhilRice R&D staff; adapted from instructional
presentation produced by PhilRice in 2011.
You may use, remix, tweak, & build upon this
presentation non-commercially. However,
always
use with acknowledgment.
Unless otherwise stated, the names listed are
PhilRice staffers.
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